5.4% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sheffield - Railton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Sheffield - Railton
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 Sheffield - Railton, where 12.5% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than most other regions, with just 53.1% active in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment at 55.6% is also well below the Australian average, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.4% since 2011.
53.1% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 12.5%. Other major employers include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.1% and accommodation and food services at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.1%. This is followed by labourers at 14.9% and managers at 14.3%, with professionals and community service workers each accounting for about 12% of the population.
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 Sheffield - Railton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021091/sheffield-railton/topic/employment