5.4% ▼ -41.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Summerland Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Summerland Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just under half of adults in Summerland Point are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This employment gap is striking, with fewer full-time roles and a higher unemployment rate than most similar areas. The local workforce is largely spread across health care, construction, and trade roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 53.7%, while the unemployment rate of 5.4% is higher than in most areas.
49.9% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.9%. Other major employers include construction at 14.6% and retail trade at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of occupations at 19.0%. Community and personal service workers follow at 14.4%, with professionals accounting for 12.6% 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 Summerland Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13705/summerland-point/topic/employment