2.5% ▼ -61.2%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Murrays Beach · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Murrays Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A jump in the number of adults working or looking for work has marked the recent shift in Murrays Beach. This growth in employment is mirrored by a much lower unemployment rate of 2.5%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work rose by 6.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 60.1%. Full-time employment stands at 57.3%, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
60.1% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 57.3%
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 for residents at 18.2%, followed by education and training at 12.7% and construction at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 28.8%, with managers making up 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 Murrays Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121085/murrays-beach/topic/employment