3.5% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sandringham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sandringham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Sandringham than in most other areas. Only 56.0% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who are employed tend to have stable roles, with 60.4% working full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.5%, which is a little below both the New South Wales figure of 4.9% and the Australian average of 5.1%. While more people here work full-time than in most areas, the overall percentage of adults in the workforce is lower than most.
56.0% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with construction leading at 11.8% and professional and technical services at 11.4%. Health care and social assistance follow at 9.6%, while retail trade and transport and warehousing both sit at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 26.5%, followed by managers at 22.6%. Clerical and administrative workers make up 16.1% of the workforce, while technicians and tradespeople account for 10.0% and sales workers 8.6%.
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 Sandringham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13493/sandringham/topic/employment