10.8% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St Lucia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in St Lucia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few full-time roles and a high unemployment rate shape the working life of St Lucia. While 60.4% of adults are working or looking for work, only 41% have full-time jobs, which is far below the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is among the highest for similar areas at 10.8%, which is well above the 5.1% national rate. This comes despite the number of adults working or looking for work rising by 7.9 percentage points since 2011.
60.4% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
41.0% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the main industry here, employing 20.1% of the workforce. Other common sectors include professional and technical services at 12.4% and health care and social assistance at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 39.6%, which helps explain the high industry numbers in education and technical services. Community and personal service workers make up another 14.8% 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 St Lucia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304031096/st-lucia/topic/employment