7.7% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stuarts Point · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Stuarts Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Stuarts Point than across the rest of the country. Only 33.9% of adults are in the labour force, and full-time employment has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 33.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has fallen 14 points since 2011 to 45.5%, while the unemployment rate of 7.7% is a little above the state average.
33.9% ▼ -30.8%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.5% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 45.5%
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 at 19.1%, followed by retail trade at 15.2% and accommodation and food services at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.9%, with community and personal service workers following at 16.9%.
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 Stuarts Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121105/stuarts-point/topic/employment