2.4% ▼ -33.2%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Southern Highlands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Southern Highlands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in the Southern Highlands compared to the rest of the country. Only 54.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the area has a very strong employment record with a tiny unemployment rate of 2.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state average at 52.8%, a figure that has fallen 3.6 percentage points since 2011. This contributes to the overall lower number of working adults in the area, though unemployment remains among the lowest for similar regions.
54.8% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.8% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area, making up 13.1% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follow closely at 11.8%, while professional and technical services account for 8.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by professionals at 20.8% and managers at 19.3%. Other common roles include technicians and trades people, who make up 16.1% of occupations.
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 Southern Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114021289/southern-highlands/topic/employment