6.1% ▼ -37.2%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seventeen Seventy · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Seventeen Seventy
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 Seventeen Seventy than in 2011, with this figure falling 22 points to 44.1%. While full-time employment has risen to 50% of the population, the local job market remains small compared to other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 6.1%, slightly above the Australian average, though this is 3.6 points lower than it was in 2011.
44.1% ▼ -33.2%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 79.3%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily reliant on tourism and housing, with 45.2% of people working in accommodation and food services and 16.7% in rental and real estate.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.4%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 19.0% and community and personal service roles at 16.7%.
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 Seventeen Seventy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322107/seventeen-seventy/topic/employment