7.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sailors Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sailors Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Managers make up the largest occupational group in Sailors Hill, accounting for 31.3% of workers. However, the area faces significant employment challenges, with an unemployment rate of 7.9% which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is far below the national average, with only 25% of residents working full-time.
56.7% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
25.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, led by manufacturing at 21.9%, followed by retail trade and health care and social assistance, which both sit at 15.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond managers, a quarter of workers are in community and personal service roles. Technicians, trades, and labourers each make up 21.9% 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 Sailors Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22225/sailors-hill/topic/employment