5.3% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sexton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sexton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is much higher in Sexton than in most similar areas. While 59% of adults are working or looking for work, those who do have jobs are far more likely to be in full-time roles than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.4% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well above the 58.9% national figure. However, the unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is higher than most similar areas.
59.0% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.4% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agricultural, forestry and fishing work is the most common industry at 22.2%. Other key industries include health care and social assistance at 12.2%, followed by construction, retail, and education at 11.1% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.1%. This is followed by sales workers at 14.4% and community and personal service roles at 13.3%.
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 Sexton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32543/sexton/topic/employment