6.3% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Silverwater · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Silverwater
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the local workforce is evident in Silverwater, where only 36.3% of adults are now working or looking for work. This is far below both the state and national figures, marking a significant trend in how the local population engages with the job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.3%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment stands at 54.1%, well below the 58.9% seen across Australia.
36.3% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 13.6%, followed by retail trade at 9.4% and construction at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About a quarter of workers are professionals, while 16.0% work in clerical and administrative roles and 12.9% are technicians or tradespeople.
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 Silverwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13562/silverwater/topic/employment