8.7% ▼ -38.4%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Angourie · Urban Centre
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people have full-time work in Angourie compared to most similar areas. Only 44.8% of residents are employed full-time, a figure that has fallen by 11 percentage points since 2011. This creates a local job market that is much more volatile than the state or national average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 54.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 8.7% since 2011, it remains well above the New South Wales rate of 4.9%.
8.7% ▼ -38.4%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
54.4% ▲ +41.5%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.8% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with accommodation and food services and health care and social assistance each employing 13.8% of the workforce. Construction, professional services, and education each account for 9.2%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
A large portion of the workforce holds high-level roles, with professionals making up 26.4% and managers 24.1% of occupations. Community and personal service workers follow at 14.9%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Angourie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122004/angourie/topic/employment