Bega Valley Shire

The residents

The residents section is presented in two sections to answer the following questions:

What are the characteristics of the local residents?
Where do the residents work?

The people who live in an area are one of the most important resources that an economy draws upon, both as a market that consumes goods and services and as a source of labour.

This data is from the Usual Resident dataset of the Census. It includes all the people who reside in the local area, including those people who are not in the labour force (such as the elderly, children, unpaid domestic workers and carers etc.). Presenting the characteristics of the total local residents in economy.id^® provides the context for understanding:

the characteristics of the local labour force (which is a subset of the total population);
the relationship between the residential role and function of the local area and its economic role and function;
the local market for goods and services.

More detailed information about the resident population, including suburb/locality profiles, can be found in Bega Valley Shire community profile at www.id.com.au/profile/begavalley.

Employment status

Derived from the Census question, 'Last week did the person have a full time or part time job of any kind?' and relates only to persons aged 15 years or more.

The Employment Status of the resident population is an important indicator of the socio-economic status of an area. It represents the share of the population that is employed full-time, part-time or unemployed. Employment Status is linked to a number of factors:

the age structure of the population, which for example influences the number of persons in the workforce (i.e. population 15 years or more) or retired (i.e. population over 60 years);
the economic base and employment opportunities available in the area; and
the education and skill base of the population

Census Employment Status data should be analysed in conjunction with Household Income, Occupation and Education Qualifications data to identify the relative socio-economic status of an area.

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Employment and labour force status of the residents Place of usual residence

Employment and labour force status of residents by gender, Bega Valley Shire 2006 (persons aged 15 years and over)		2006
Gender	Status	number	%	Regional NSW %
Persons	Employed full time	6,791	50.7	56.6
Persons	Employed part time	5,333	39.8	33.8
Persons	Employed not stated	339	2.5	2.6
Persons	Total employed	12,463	93.0	93.0
Persons	Total unemployed	937	7.0	7.0
Persons	Total labour force	13,400	100.0	100.0
Persons	Total in labour force	13,400	53.6	56.0
Persons	Total not in labour force	10,424	41.7	38.6
Persons	Not stated	1,180	4.7	5.4
Persons	Total	25,004	100.0	100.0

Employment and labour force status of residents, Bega Valley Shire 2006

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006.

Please refer to the specific data notes for more information.

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