3.4% ▼ -55.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Telegraph Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Telegraph Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people work full-time in Telegraph Point than is typical for the state or the nation. While around 59% of adults are working or looking for work, the proportion of full-time roles is well below the Australian figure. This creates a distinct employment profile for the area compared to the wider region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59% of adults are working or looking for work, which is nearly the same as the New South Wales figure. However, the 53.7% full-time employment rate is well below the national average, though the unemployment rate of 3.4% is a little lower than the national figure.
59.0% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 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 here at 15.4%, followed closely by construction at 15.1%. Retail trade and transport and warehousing each make up 8.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation at 19.3%. Professionals make up 15.8% of the workforce, while labourers account for 12.6%.
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 Telegraph Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13796/telegraph-point/topic/employment