10.8% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 10.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St Albans - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in St Albans - South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A drop of 7.9 percentage points in full-time employment since 2011 marks a shifting job market in St Albans - South. The area now faces significant challenges, with an unemployment rate of 10.8% that is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. This gap is reflected in the local unemployment rate, which remains among the highest for similar areas at 10.8%.
48.6% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance and manufacturing both accounting for 12.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.1%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 14.8% and technicians and trades at 14.0%.
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 St Albans - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011335/st-albans-south/topic/employment