6.7% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sussex Inlet · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Sussex Inlet
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Sussex Inlet than in most similar areas. Only 33.3% of the adult population is in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This suggests a community with a high proportion of retirees or people not seeking employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work rose slightly to 33.3% since 2011, though this remains far below the state average. Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 49.3%, while the unemployment rate is a little above the Australian average at 6.7%.
33.3% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.3% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 49.3%
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 here at 16.4%, followed by construction at 14.8%. Other significant employers include accommodation and food services at 11.8% and retail trade at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.6%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.1% and labourers at 13.4%.
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 Sussex Inlet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115130/sussex-inlet/topic/employment