4.3% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St Ives · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in St Ives
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional and technical roles are the most common way people earn a living in St Ives. This area has a strong employment profile, with 60.5% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is higher than most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that sits around the middle for its level. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
59.8% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by professional and technical services at 16.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.8%. Finance and insurance also make up a significant share at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
High-level roles are very common here, as professionals make up 38.2% of workers and managers account for 23.4%. Clerical and administrative staff follow 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 Ives [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13654/st-ives/topic/employment