2.3% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Silverdale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Silverdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the biggest industry for workers in Silverdale, where nearly 20% of employed people work in the sector. The area is defined by a very high rate of people working or looking for work, and an unemployment rate that is lower than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 70.9% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This high activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 2.3%, which is a little below the national figure.
70.9% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.7%
- 2016: 71.7%
- 2021: 70.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are construction at 19.6%, education and training at 9.9%, and health care and social assistance at 9.2%. Manufacturing and transport also play key roles, employing 8.2% and 7.5% of the workforce respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Job roles are varied, with technicians and trades being the most common at 18.9%, followed closely by clerical and administrative staff at 18.0%. Professionals and managers also make up a significant part of the workforce at 14.2% and 13.2%.
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 Silverdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13559/silverdale/topic/employment