2.4% —
Lower than 94% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
500 or more · Section of State Range
Jobs & Industry in 500 or more
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Food and accommodation services are the biggest employer in 500 or more, where 17.5% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a very strong employment rate, though the proportion of people in full-time roles has dropped over the last few years.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 65% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate is very low at 2.4%, full-time employment has fallen by 7.6 points since 2016 to 52.7%.
65.0% —
Higher than 90% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.7% —
Lower than 88% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond hospitality, the main industries for workers here are retail trade at 13.6%, public administration and safety at 10.4%, and construction at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades at 18.2%, followed by managers at 15.5% and community and personal service workers at 14.7%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR921/500-or-more/topic/employment