8.4% ▲ +134.6%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 8.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Arm Cove · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in North Arm Cove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in North Arm Cove compared to the rest of the country. Only 40.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This reflects a significant shift for the area, as the number of people working or seeking jobs has fallen by 18 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 8.4%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, and the proportion of full-time workers has dropped 10 points over the last decade.
40.4% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.8% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 52.8%
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 local workers at 22.1%, followed by construction at 14.7%. Other notable sectors include transport, warehousing, and real estate, which each account for 7.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five local workers is a manager (19.6%). Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 17.8% and professionals at 17.2%.
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 North Arm Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122100/north-arm-cove/topic/employment