0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sedgefield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sedgefield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate defines the local job market in Sedgefield. This means almost every adult who is working or looking for work has a job, which is well below the figures for both the state and the nation.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment sits at 59.7%, slightly above the state average.
62.8% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry for local workers at 28.2%, followed by education and training at 13.7% and retail trade at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 18.5%, while professionals account for 16.1% 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 Sedgefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13529/sedgefield/topic/employment