6.4% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sunderland Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sunderland Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Sunderland Bay, where 17.7% of people are employed in this field. This is a small area with a workforce that is significantly smaller than in other similar regions, and the unemployment rate is much higher than most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This is mirrored by a low full-time employment rate of 55.4%, while the unemployment rate of 6.4% is a little above the state and national figures.
57.6% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond construction, the most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.1%, and accommodation and food services at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 24.6% of workers, followed by technicians and trades at 22.3% and labourers at 15.4%.
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 Sunderland Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22393/sunderland-bay/topic/employment