2.7% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Spring Grove · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Spring Grove have remained steady over the last decade, with a small unemployment rate of 2.7% that is lower than most areas. Most working residents are employed full-time, mirroring trends across New South Wales.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment sits at 57.1%, roughly the same as the state average.
2.7% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
61.2% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 19.6%, followed by education and training at 11.4%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and manufacturing each employ 9.8% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 20%, while managers make up 14.7%. Technicians and trades account for 13.5%, with clerical staff and labourers each at 12.7%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Spring Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13630/spring-grove/topic/employment