5.7% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stockton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Stockton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 5.7% marks the job market in Stockton compared to most similar areas. This reflects a broader trend where fewer adults are working or looking for work than in other parts of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also low at 54.3%, falling well below the New South Wales average of 58.0%.
55.2% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.8%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.0%, followed by construction at 10.8% and education and training at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.6%, with technicians and tradespeople accounting for another 16.5% 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 Stockton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13677/stockton/topic/employment