2.9% ▼ -61.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Southgate · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Southgate
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A little over 61% of adults are working or looking for work in Southgate, a rate that matches the national figure. The local job market is relatively steady, with an unemployment rate of 2.9% which is a little below both the state and national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 57.6%, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. This level is around the middle for similar areas.
61.1% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 19.2%. Health care and social assistance follow at 15.2%, while construction and public administration both sit at 14.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 24.2%, followed closely by managers at 22.2%. Professionals make up 15.2% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles account for 10.1%.
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 Southgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13620/southgate/topic/employment