4.0% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sherwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Sherwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher rates of employment than most similar areas define Sherwood, where 68.6% of adults are working or looking for work. This strong participation is paired with a low unemployment rate of 4.0%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.2% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure slightly above the national average. While the number of adults working or looking for work has remained steady since 2011, full-time employment fell by 4.1 percentage points over that decade.
68.6% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.5%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.0%, followed closely by professional and technical services at 14.4% and education and training at 13.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily weighted toward high-skill roles, with professionals making up 39.0% of all jobs and managers accounting for another 17.1%.
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 Sherwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304031095/sherwood/topic/employment