4.0% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Skye - Sandhurst · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Skye - Sandhurst
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 Skye - Sandhurst, where 13.3% of employees work in this field. The area has a very high rate of people working or looking for work compared to similar places, with 71.5% of adults in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, and 62.1% have full-time jobs, which is well above the national figure. The unemployment rate is 4.0%, a little below both the state and national figures.
71.5% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 75.0%
- 2016: 72.2%
- 2021: 71.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.1% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest industries for local workers are health care and social assistance (13.3%) and construction (12.5%), followed by retail trade at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.3%, while technicians and trades people account for 14.7% 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 Skye - Sandhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214011376/skye-sandhurst/topic/employment