4.7% ▼ -42.7%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Evans Head · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Evans Head
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer residents are working or looking for work in Evans Head than in most similar areas. While 46.4% of adults are in the labour force, the unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as the national figure. This suggests a community with a high proportion of people who are not employed or seeking employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is far below the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment at 51.5% is also well below the national average and has fallen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
46.4% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 72.7%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.5% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 73.4%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for locals at 15.8%, followed by education and training at 14.3%. Other major employers include accommodation and food services at 11.3% and construction at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 15.7% and labourers at 13.8%.
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 Evans Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115057/evans-head/topic/employment