6.4% ▼ -52.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sanctuary Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sanctuary Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Sanctuary Point compared to most other areas. Only 45.6% of adults are in the labour force, and the unemployment rate of 6.4% is a little above the national figure of 5.1%. This means more people here are either out of work or not seeking employment than in typical Australian towns.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average, with only 52.3% of the workforce in full-time roles.
45.6% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.3% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.8%, followed by construction at 12.7% and retail trade at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 18.5% of the local workforce, while technicians and trades people account for 18.0%.
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 Sanctuary Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13487/sanctuary-point/topic/employment