2.8% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sandy Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sandy Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 67% of adults in Sandy Creek are working or looking for work, which is well above both the state and national figures. While a high proportion of the population is active in the workforce, full-time employment is much lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a low 2.8%, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures. However, only 52.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure that is well below the national average.
67.3% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.8% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry at 23.1%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 20.4%. Other notable sectors include education and training at 12% and health care and social assistance at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 30.6%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13% and professionals at 12%.
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 Sandy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22235/sandy-creek/topic/employment