1.6% ▼ -38.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 1.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St Andrews Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in St Andrews Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in St Andrews Beach, where 21.5% of the workforce is employed in the sector. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, full-time employment is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is very low at 1.6%, which is well below both the state and national figures. However, full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 52.1%.
64.1% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.1% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond construction, people here work mainly in professional and technical roles (11.5%), education and training (10%), and retail trade (9.8%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 24.8%, followed by technicians and trades at 21.9% and managers at 15%.
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 St Andrews Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22333/st-andrews-beach/topic/employment