4.9% ▼ -26.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St Helens Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in St Helens Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A bigger share of adults are now working or looking for work in St Helens Park than in the past. While many residents are employed, the area has a higher unemployment rate than most similar places. This is reflected in a workforce where nearly 15% of people work in health care and social assistance.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, full-time employment is well below the national average at 55.0%, and the unemployment rate of 4.9% is higher than in most similar areas.
62.8% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.7%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 14.7%, followed by retail trade at 11.3% and construction at 9.2%. Manufacturing and transport and warehousing also employ significant numbers of local workers at 8.9% and 8.1% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 15.6%. Other frequent roles include technicians and trades at 13.4%, professionals at 13.3%, and community and personal service workers at 12.9%.
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 Helens Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13652/st-helens-park/topic/employment