4.1% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sherwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sherwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong shift toward a more active workforce has shaped Sherwood since 2011. The area now sees 68.6% of adults working or looking for work, a figure well above both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment levels are high here, with 60.3% of people working full-time. This is a little above the national figure, while the unemployment rate of 4.1% is a little below the Australian average of 5.1%.
68.6% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2016: 68.7%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.2%. This is followed by professional and technical services at 13.9% and education and training at 13.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by professionals, who make up 38.4% of jobs. Managers account for 17.0%, while clerical and administrative roles are held by 12.6% of residents.
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 Sherwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32554/sherwood/topic/employment