2.8% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Illawong - Alfords Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Illawong - Alfords Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 2.8% defines the workforce in Illawong - Alfords Point. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in the rest of the state, the share of people in full-time roles has dropped since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, full-time employment fell 6.2 points since 2011 to 56.9%, leaving this area a little below the national figure.
63.0% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 71.3%
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are education and training at 11.7%, followed closely by construction at 11.6% and health care and social assistance at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27%, while 17.7% are managers and 16.9% work in clerical and administrative roles.
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 Illawong - Alfords Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128021534/illawong-alfords-point/topic/employment