4.9% ▼ -47.0%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Emerald Beach West · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Emerald Beach West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Emerald Beach West, where 17.3% of workers are in this field. The area has a high proportion of adults working or looking for work, though full-time employment has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 63.4% of adults doing so, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, full-time employment fell 11 points since 2011 to 51.6%, leaving it well below the national average.
63.4% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.6% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, the main industries for locals are construction at 11.7% and retail trade at 11.4%. Other notable sectors include public administration and safety at 10.0% and education and training at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest occupational group at 18.9%. This is followed by technicians and trades, as well as community and personal service workers, who both account for 14.8% of the 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 Emerald Beach West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121036/emerald-beach-west/topic/employment