4.3% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Singleton Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Singleton Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in four workers in Singleton Heights are employed in mining, making it a major industry for the area. This strong presence of mining is reflected in the local workforce, where 62.6% of people have full-time jobs, a figure well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure. While full-time employment is high, the unemployment rate of 4.3% is higher than in most similar areas.
63.2% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.6% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant employer at 24.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 9.8% and retail trade at 8.9%. Other notable sectors include construction and accommodation and food services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by technicians and trades at 18.7% and machinery operators and drivers at 18.6%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 11.5% of jobs, with community service and professional roles each around 11%.
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 Singleton Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13565/singleton-heights/topic/employment