5.9% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Hurstville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Hurstville
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 South Hurstville compared to most similar areas. Only 54.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This low activity is accompanied by a much higher unemployment rate of 5.9% than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the New South Wales figure, with only 53.5% of residents working full-time. The proportion of adults working or looking for work is also well below the national figure.
54.7% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.1%, followed by retail trade at 9.7% and professional and technical services at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of workers are professionals, while 16% handle clerical and administrative roles. Managers make up 13.3% of the workforce, and 11.3% 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 South Hurstville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13603/south-hurstville/topic/employment