4.2% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St Ives Chase · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in St Ives Chase
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles dominate the daily work life of St Ives Chase, where 37.3% of the workforce are professionals. Most residents enjoy stable employment, with 59.4% working full-time. The area's employment patterns mirror those of the wider state and nation, showing a consistent trend toward high-skill careers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure. Unemployment is low at 4.2%, sitting about the same as the national rate.
61.7% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in high-skill sectors, with 19.0% in professional and technical roles. Health care and social assistance (12.0%) and finance and insurance (10.1%) are also common employers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are common here, accounting for 23.9% of jobs. This follows the strong presence of professionals, who make up 37.3% 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 Ives Chase [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13655/st-ives-chase/topic/employment