59.3% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Southampton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Southampton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
About 59.3% of adults in Southampton are working or looking for work. This keeps the local workforce activity levels roughly in line with the New South Wales average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 59.3%, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 58.7% and a little below the Australian average of 61.1%.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Construction at 19%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (0%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 44%, ahead of Labourers (25%).
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 Southampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13619/southampton/topic/employment