0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stony Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Stony Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for workers in Stony Creek, where 21.8% of people work in this sector. This is a hardworking area where a high proportion of adults are active in the workforce, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment at 55.2% is well below the Australian average, the area has a very low unemployment rate of 0.0%.
66.9% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 21.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.5% and retail trade at 10.3%. Transport and warehousing and education and training each account for 9.2% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common professional group at 18.4%, followed by labourers at 17.2% and technicians and trades at 14.9%. Sales workers and clerical or administrative staff make up 12.6% and 10.3% of roles respectively.
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 Stony Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13683/stony-creek/topic/employment