8.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stewarts River · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Stewarts River
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Stewarts River, where 20.8% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area faces significant employment challenges, with an unemployment rate of 8.8% that is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 50.9%, and the unemployment rate of 8.8% is much higher than most similar areas.
50.9% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.9% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Apart from health care, the most common industries for local workers are agriculture, forestry and fishing at 18.9%, and education and training at 15.1%. Public administration and safety and construction also employ a notable share of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is evenly split between managers, professionals, and labourers, with each group making up 17.0% of occupations. Community and personal service workers account for another 11.3% 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 Stewarts River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13674/stewarts-river/topic/employment