3.9% ▼ -28.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Swanpool · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Swanpool
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for people working in Swanpool, where 17.3% of the workforce is employed in this sector. This rural area has a small workforce, with just over half of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the 61.1% national figure. Among those employed, 56.7% are in full-time roles, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.9%.
50.5% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work is spread across several sectors, with 12.5% in construction and 11.5% in retail trade. Education and training (10.6%) and professional and technical services (8.7%) also employ a notable portion of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in four workers are managers, making up 24% of the local workforce. This is followed by labourers at 16.3% and technicians and trades workers at 14.4%.
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 Swanpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22410/swanpool/topic/employment