3.1% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sylvania Waters · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sylvania Waters
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of full-time workers than most similar areas defines the workforce in Sylvania Waters. While 59.8% of adults are working or looking for work, the proportion of those in full-time roles is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The typical resident is less likely to work full-time here than in the rest of Australia. However, the unemployment rate is 3.1%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
59.8% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.8% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 52.8%
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 at 11.6%, followed closely by construction at 11.3% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management and professional roles are very common, making up 23.2% and 21.4% of jobs respectively. Clerical and administrative work follows at 15.2%.
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 Sylvania Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13733/sylvania-waters/topic/employment