4.9% —
Lower than 51% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sturt · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Sturt
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Sturt than in most similar areas. About 62.1% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has risen since 2016. While employment levels are steady, the area shows a strong concentration of residents in professional and healthcare roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work rose to 62.1%, which is a little above the national figure of 61.1%. This growth comes alongside a drop in the unemployment rate, which fell 2.0 points since 2016 to reach 4.9%.
62.1% —
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% —
Lower than 63% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.7%, followed by education, training, and professional services, which each account for 10.5% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 31.9% of jobs, while managers and clerical workers each account for about 13% of the local workforce.
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 Sturt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED410/sturt/topic/employment