4.3% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sawyers Gully · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sawyers Gully
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 64% of adults in Sawyers Gully are working or looking for work, which is well above both the state and national figures. While many adults are active in the workforce, those who are employed are much less likely to have full-time roles compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with a rate well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is well below the Australian average, at 53.8%, and the unemployment rate of 4.3% is higher than in most similar areas.
64.1% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common industry at 13.7%, followed by retail trade at 11.1% and health care and social assistance at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most frequent occupation at 18.3%, while machinery operators and drivers make up another 17.2% of the 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 Sawyers Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13514/sawyers-gully/topic/employment