3.4% ▼ -55.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Swansea Heads · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Swansea Heads
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A modest unemployment rate of 3.4% defines the local job market in Swansea Heads. Most of the working population is employed full-time, creating a stable professional environment for the community.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment sits at 57.3%, slightly below the national average of 58.9%.
58.8% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 18.1%. Education and training (14.9%) and health care and social assistance (14.2%) also employ a significant share of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent at 27.4%, followed by technicians and trades at 19.8%. Managers make up 16.3% 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 Swansea Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13727/swansea-heads/topic/employment