4.3% ▼ -38.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Saint Thomas · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Saint Thomas
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher number of adults are working or looking for work in Mount Saint Thomas compared to the state and national figures. The area's employment patterns are now led by health care and social assistance, with a strong professional workforce making up nearly 30% of the local jobs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. While full-time employment is just above the state average, the unemployment rate of 4.3% is higher than in most similar areas.
62.2% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 59.3%
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 here at 18.2%, followed by education and training at 12.9%. Other significant employers include construction and public administration.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for nearly 30% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative jobs follow at 14.3%, with technicians and trades making up 13.5% of roles.
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 Mount Saint Thomas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12802/mount-saint-thomas/topic/employment