5.3% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Byron Bay · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Byron Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp decline in full-time work has reshaped the workforce in Byron Bay since 2011. While more adults are now working or looking for work, the proportion of people in full-time roles has plummeted by 17 percentage points to just 40%. This shift is mirrored by a rise in the local unemployment rate to 5.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, full-time employment is far below the national figure of 58.9%, sitting at only 40.0%.
61.4% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
40.0% ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy relies heavily on tourism and hospitality, with 20.4% of the workforce employed in accommodation and food services. Health care and social assistance is the next largest sector at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four workers is a professional, making it the most common occupation at 25.0%. Managers make up 17.5% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 14.0%.
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/ucl/UCL113004/byron-bay/topic/employment