0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sandy Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sandy Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Sandy Point than in most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is a remarkably low 0%, only 49.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This suggests a community with a high number of people who are retired or not seeking employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the Victorian average at 48.9%. This contributes to the overall low level of people working or looking for work, which sits 12 points lower than the Australian average.
49.3% ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.9% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 17.0%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 15.6%. Education and training also make up a significant portion of the workforce at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About one quarter of workers are professionals, making it the most common occupation at 24.4%. Technicians and trades follow at 20.0%, with managers accounting for 17.8% of roles.
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 Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22236/sandy-point/topic/employment