4.9% ▼ -38.2%
Higher than 53% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Batemans Bay · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Batemans Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the top employer in Batemans Bay, where 15.9% of workers are in this field. While the unemployment rate of 4.9% is about the same as the national figure, far fewer adults are working or looking for work here compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 50.2%, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.
44.7% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 96% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.2% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 92% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 15.9%, followed by retail trade at 13.5% and construction at 12.5%. Other key employers include accommodation and food services at 11% and public administration and safety at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 15.4%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.9%, professionals at 14.6%, and clerical and administrative staff at 12.3%.
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 Batemans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1004/batemans-bay/topic/employment