2.7% —
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Engadine · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Engadine, where 13.6% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area is marked by a very high rate of people working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. This is paired with a very low unemployment rate of just 2.7%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 65.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment fell 5.3 percentage points since 2016 to 56.8%, the unemployment rate has stayed low and barely changed since 2016.
2.7% —
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
65.7% —
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% —
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The top five industries for local workers are health care and social assistance (13.6%), construction (12.3%), education and training (11.0%), public administration and safety (7.9%), and retail trade (7.7%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.1%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff (16.1%), technicians and trades (16.0%), managers (13.7%), and community and personal service workers (12.3%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Engadine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128021607/engadine/topic/employment