4.8% ▲ +104.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St Fillans · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in St Fillans
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Job patterns in St Fillans have remained steady over recent years, with about 61% of adults currently working or looking for work. The local economy is heavily shaped by the mining industry, which employs nearly one in five residents.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 61.2% of adults are in the workforce, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment sits at 58.4%, while the unemployment rate is 4.8%, a figure higher than most similar areas.
61.2% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry here, employing 18.4% of the workforce. Construction (12%) and health care and social assistance (9.6%) are also major employers in the area.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 20%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 19.2%. Sales workers make up 14.4% 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 St Fillans [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13649/st-fillans/topic/employment