7.1% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St Johns Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in St Johns Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in St Johns Park than in most similar areas. Only 41.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This local job market also faces more challenges, with an unemployment rate of 7.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a little above the national figure at 7.1%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas, at 53.9%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58%.
41.4% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.9% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 53.9%
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 here at 13.8%, followed by manufacturing at 11% and retail trade at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About one in five workers are professionals (20.9%). Other common roles include clerical and administrative work at 15.6%, and machinery operators and drivers at 12.8%.
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 Johns Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13656/st-johns-park/topic/employment