4.8% ▼ -41.4%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nelson Bay · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Nelson Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Nelson Bay are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. Full-time employment has dropped sharply since 2011, meaning a smaller proportion of the local workforce is in stable, full-time roles compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 48.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. Full-time employment has fallen 11 points since 2011 to 49.2%, though the unemployment rate has also dropped to 4.8%.
48.3% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.2% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.1%, followed closely by accommodation and food services at 13.6% and retail trade at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 18% of the local workforce, with technicians and tradespeople following at 15.7% and community and personal service workers at 14.6%.
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 Nelson Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113012/nelson-bay/topic/employment