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Jervis Bay · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Jervis Bay

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Over half of the workforce in Jervis Bay (L) is employed in public administration and safety. This creates a professional employment profile where a high number of people work full-time compared to the national average. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen since 2011.

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📍 Jervis Bay, Urban Centre

Where Jervis Bay sits — Unemployment rate

4.5% ▲ +53.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Jervis Bay — lower than 53% of areas.

Jervis Bay4.5%
2540 crosses NSW/OT 4.9%
Other Territories 2.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Adults working or looking for work make up 68.4% of the population, which is far above the 58.2% figure for Other Territories. Full-time employment is also well above the national average at 66.1%, though this has fallen 15 points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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4.5% ▲ +53.7%

Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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68.4% ▼ -9.1%

Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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66.1% ▼ -18.4%

Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Public administration and safety is the dominant industry here, employing 53.2% of the workforce. Other sectors are much smaller, with education and training at 6.5% and retail trade, professional services, and health care each at 4.8%.

Industries people work in

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In Jervis Bay, Public administration & safety is the majority at 72%; Education & training is next at 9%.

Public administration & safety 53.2% Education & training 6.5% Retail trade 4.8% Professional & technical 4.8% Health care & social assistance 4.8%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The area has a strong professional tilt, with 38.7% of people working as managers and 29% as professionals. Community and personal service roles make up 11.3%, while clerical and administrative staff account for 4.8%.

Occupations people work in

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In Jervis Bay, the largest group is Managers at 46%, followed by Professionals (35%) and Community & personal service (13%).

Managers 38.7% Professionals 29.0% Community & personal service 11.3% Clerical & administrative 4.8%

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 Jervis Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL922002/jervis-bay/topic/employment