5.3% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stanbridge · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher full-time employment rates than most similar areas define the workforce in Stanbridge. While 63.8% of workers have full-time roles, only 51% of adults are actually working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, sitting 4.9 percentage points above the Australian average. However, the unemployment rate of 5.3% is higher than in most similar areas.
5.3% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
51.0% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.8% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 29% of workers, followed by manufacturing at 13%. Other services and professional or technical roles make up a combined 18.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
One third of residents work as managers, while machinery operators and labourers each account for 14.5% of the workforce. Professionals and technicians or tradespeople make up the rest.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Stanbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13661/stanbridge/topic/employment