0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Wharf · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Wharf
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher full-time employment rates than most areas define the workforce in South Wharf. While only 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work, those who are employed do so overwhelmingly in permanent roles. This creates a professional hub where the unemployment rate is a remarkable 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here at 69.4%, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. This strong employment standing is reflected in an unemployment rate of 0.0%, well below the 5.1% seen across Australia.
59.3% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.7%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.4% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.0%
- 2016: 82.4%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 22.2%, followed by professional and technical services at 19.4%. Finance and insurance also make up a significant slice of the local economy at 16.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is heavily skewed toward high-level roles, with professionals making up 44.4% and managers 27.8% of all occupations. Clerical and administrative staff account for 11.1% 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 South Wharf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22313/south-wharf/topic/employment