3.7% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St Leonards · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in St Leonards
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in St Leonards than in other similar areas, with a rate of 77.7%. This workforce is overwhelmingly employed in full-time roles, creating a highly active professional hub within the region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The employment rate is far above the national figure of 61.1%, with 75.2% of the workforce in full-time roles. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 3.7%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 4.9%.
77.7% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.0%
- 2016: 75.6%
- 2021: 77.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.2% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.8%
- 2016: 80.1%
- 2021: 75.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the main employer at 22.9%, followed by finance and insurance at 14.7%. Health care and social assistance also make up a large part of the local economy at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the local workforce are professionals (48.5%), which helps explain why so many people work in technical and financial industries. Managers make up another 21.2% of the local jobs.
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 Leonards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13657/st-leonards/topic/employment