0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sandy Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sandy Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agricultural work dominates the local economy in Sandy Creek, where 63% of employees work in farming, forestry, or fishing. This is a place where the vast majority of adults are active in the workforce, with a remarkably high 81.8% working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Nearly 82% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This high activity is matched by a 0% unemployment rate, well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
81.8% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 76.2%
- 2021: 81.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 63% of people. Transport and warehousing make up another 18.5% of the industry mix.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are the most common occupation here, held by 63% of workers. Machinery operators and drivers account for a further 14.8% 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 Sandy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13496/sandy-creek/topic/employment