2.6% ▼ -65.2%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ocean Beach · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Ocean Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of full-time roles shapes the working life of Ocean Beach (L), where only 43.6% of adults hold such positions. This is far below the national figure of 58.9% and represents a sharp drop from a decade ago. Despite this, the unemployment rate is a very low 2.6%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 56.8% of the population, a figure well below the Western Australian average of 63.9%. Full-time employment has fallen by 21 points since 2011, though the unemployment rate has also dropped by 4.9 points over that time.
56.8% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.6% ▼ -32.3%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 43.6%
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 here at 15.8%, followed closely by construction at 14.2% and education and training at 12.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the largest occupational group at 22.7%, with technicians and trades making up 17.9% of the local workforce. Managers account for 13.6%, while community and personal service workers represent 11.5%.
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 Ocean Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521039/ocean-beach/topic/employment