4.2% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stanmore · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Stanmore
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of residents are employed here than in most similar areas, making Stanmore a significant hub of workforce activity. Around 72.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the state and national averages at 65.8%. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
72.5% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.6%
- 2016: 70.9%
- 2021: 72.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.8% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by professional and technical services at 17.5%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 12.9%, and education and training at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of workers are professionals (45.0%), which helps explain the high number of people in technical and professional industries. Managers make up another 16.8% of the 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 Stanmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13665/stanmore/topic/employment