0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sandy Hollow · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sandy Hollow
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate defines the working life of Sandy Hollow, where local jobs are remarkably secure. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work than in most areas, those who are employed do so overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 64.9%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, only 53.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well below both the state and national figures.
53.3% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.9% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.4%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining and agriculture are the main drivers of the local economy, with 20.8% of people working in mining and 19.5% in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are for machinery operators and drivers at 23.4%, followed by labourers at 16.9% and managers at 15.6%.
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 Sandy Hollow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13501/sandy-hollow/topic/employment