5.2% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Spearwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Spearwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people work full-time in Spearwood than in most similar areas. While 60.9% of the workforce holds a full-time role, the area has an unemployment rate of 5.2%, which is higher than most other areas of its type.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that rose 2.7 percentage points since 2011. This is roughly the same as the national figure and a little below the state average.
61.1% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 60.9%
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 13.4%, followed by construction at 10.0% and retail trade at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.8%, closely followed by professionals at 18.4% and clerical or administrative staff at 12.6%.
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 Spearwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507011160/spearwood/topic/employment