1.8% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Catherine Hill Bay · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Catherine Hill Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults in Catherine Hill Bay are working or looking for work than in the rest of the state. Around 71.1% of the adult population is active in the labour force, which is 12 percentage points above the New South Wales figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is very low at 1.8%, well below the national figure of 5.1%. While most adults are active, the share of those in full-time work fell by 8.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 57.6%.
71.1% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 70.6%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 71.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 57.6%
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 16.9%, followed by construction at 11.1%. Retail trade and education and training both account for 9.6% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.2%, with managers following at 15.5%. Community and personal service workers represent 14.4% of the local workforce.
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 Catherine Hill Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121017/catherine-hill-bay/topic/employment