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Sandford · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Sandford

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Over half of the workforce in Sandford is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This dominates the local economy, though the area has a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.

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📍 Sandford, Suburb / Locality

Where Sandford sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sandford — lower than 99% of areas.

Sandford0.0%
3312, VIC 1.9%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 48.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. While full-time employment is also far below the national average at 46.8%, the unemployment rate is a very low 0.0%.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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48.6% ▼ -15.3%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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46.8% ▼ -12.4%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 53.2% of people. Other common roles are in health care and social assistance (27.7%) and public administration and safety (10.6%).

Industries people work in

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In Sandford, the largest group is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 50%, followed by Health care & social assistance (26%) and Public administration & safety (10%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 53.2% Health care & social assistance 27.7% Public administration & safety 10.6% Education & training 8.5% Construction 6.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common jobs are managers at 27.7%, followed by labourers at 19.1% and community and personal service workers at 17.0%.

Occupations people work in

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In Sandford, the largest group is Managers at 29%, followed by Labourers (20%) and Community & personal service (18%).

Managers 27.7% Labourers 19.1% Community & personal service 17.0% Machinery operators & drivers 10.6% Technicians & trades 8.5% Professionals 6.4% Clerical & administrative 6.4%

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 Sandford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22230/sandford/topic/employment