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Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer people are in full-time work in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour than a decade ago, with the rate falling from 64.2% in 2011 to 60.1% in 2021. Despite this, the area remains a powerhouse for employment, with 73.3% of adults working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%.

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📍 Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour sits — Unemployment rate

4.9% ▲ +9.8%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour — higher than 58% of areas.

Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour4.9%
6174, WA 5.4%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Working or looking for work is common here, with a rate well above Western Australia's 63.9%. Unemployment is 4.9%, which is about the same as the state and national figures and has barely changed since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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4.9% ▲ +9.8%

Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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73.3% ▲ +1.2%

Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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60.1% ▼ -6.4%

Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 at 12%, followed closely by construction at 11.6% and education and training at 10.2%. Mining and retail trade each account for 9.4% of jobs.

Industries people work in

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Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (13%) and Construction (12%), with Education & training at 11%.

Health care & social assistance 12.0% Construction 11.6% Education & training 10.2% Mining 9.4% Retail trade 9.4% Public administration & safety 7.9% Manufacturing 7.1% Accommodation & food 5.9% Professional & technical 4.2% Other services 3.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.9%. Other common roles include professionals at 16.4% and community and personal service workers at 14.3%.

Occupations people work in

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Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (20%) and Professionals (17%), with Community & personal service at 15%.

Technicians & trades 19.9% Professionals 16.4% Community & personal service 14.3% Clerical & administrative 11.1% Managers 10.7% Labourers 9.1% Sales workers 8.8% Machinery operators & drivers 7.8%

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 Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507051191/singleton-golden-bay-secret-harbour/topic/employment