6.7% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Smithtown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Smithtown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Smithtown, where 18.0% of employees work in this field. The area faces some employment challenges, with a typical resident far less likely to be working or looking for work compared to the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.8% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. This is mirrored by an unemployment rate of 6.7%, which is a little above both the state and national rates.
51.8% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.3% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, manufacturing (12.7%) and retail trade (10.2%) are the most common industries. Education and training and construction also make up nearly a tenth of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 19.3%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 18.4%. Technicians, tradespeople and professionals also make up a significant part of the local 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 Smithtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13580/smithtown/topic/employment