5.3% ▼ -49.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Smiths Lake · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Smiths Lake
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Smiths Lake than in most similar areas. Only 50.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the national figure, with only 44.9% of residents working full-time. The unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is higher than most similar areas.
50.5% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.7%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.9% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.9%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry at 16.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.2% and accommodation and food services at 13.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles and technician or trade jobs are equally common, each making up 19.7% of the local workforce. Community and personal service workers account for 13.9%.
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 Smiths Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13579/smiths-lake/topic/employment