6.2% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sunshine · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sunshine
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in the workforce in Sunshine than in most similar areas, with only 52.8% of adults working or looking for work. This low participation is paired with a higher-than-usual unemployment rate of 6.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 6.2% is a little above the state and national figures. Full-time employment is also well below the national average, with only 49% of residents working full-time.
52.8% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.0% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 49.0%
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 22%, followed by construction at 15.5%. Other common industries include retail trade and education, both at 7.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and community or personal service workers are the most common roles, each making up 17% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative staff follow at 14%.
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 Sunshine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13709/sunshine/topic/employment