3.3% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Smythes Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Smythes Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high workforce participation rate of 68.9% defines Smythes Creek, where far more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. This strong engagement with the labour market is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 3.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in other areas, sitting well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is about the same as the state average at 58.5%, though this has fallen slightly since 2011.
68.9% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 17.4%, followed by construction at 14.8% and manufacturing at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of occupations at 18.7%, while professionals account for 17.0% of the 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 Smythes Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011007/smythes-creek/topic/employment