6.8% ▲ +169.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Salt Ash · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Salt Ash
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 6.8% marks the local job market in Salt Ash. Fewer residents are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures. This suggests a community where fewer adults are active in the workforce than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, sitting at 52.3%.
54.8% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.3% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction and health care are the biggest employers in Salt Ash, each accounting for around 14% of the workforce. Retail trade and transport and warehousing also employ a significant share of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.9%. Community and personal service workers, professionals, clerks, and labourers each account for about 11% to 12% of the local 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 Salt Ash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13482/salt-ash/topic/employment