5.2% ▼ -35.5%
Higher than 62% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Byron Bay · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Byron Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge shift in the workforce has hit Byron Bay since 2011, with the proportion of adults working or looking for work jumping by 18 points to 61.1%. Despite this, the area now has one of the lowest rates of full-time employment in the region, which fell significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 61.1% of adults are working or looking for work, only 40.1% have full-time jobs, a figure far below the national average. The unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
61.1% ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 43.0%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
40.1% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
One in five people here work in accommodation and food services, making it the most common industry. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 12.1% and professional and technical services at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 25.2%, followed by managers at 17.7%. Community and personal service workers make up 13.8% of the workforce, while technicians and trades account for 13.7%.
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 Byron Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1008/byron-bay/topic/employment