4.2% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Singleton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Singleton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are working or looking for work in Singleton than in most similar areas. Full-time employment is particularly high at 63.8%, which is well above the national figure. This workforce is heavily concentrated in the mining sector and technical trades.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well above the New South Wales and Australian figures. While the unemployment rate of 4.2% has barely changed since 2011, the share of full-time workers fell 5.2 points over the same period.
64.6% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.8% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry in Singleton, employing 22.4% of the workforce. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 9.2%, and public administration and safety at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most common, making up 17.7% of jobs, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 16.4%. Community and personal service workers account for 15.0% 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 Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106011112/singleton/topic/employment