0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Silverleigh · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Silverleigh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has become the dominant standard in Silverleigh, where 65.9% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This high level of stable employment is a key feature of the local economy, with a tiny fraction of the population without a job.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 75.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This strong engagement is reflected in an unemployment rate of 0.0%, well below both the state and national figures.
75.4% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 78.6%
- 2021: 75.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.9% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
More than half the workforce (51.2%) is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include retail trade at 17.1% and manufacturing at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are very common here, accounting for 41.5% of jobs. Technicians and tradespeople make up another 24.4% of the local workforce.
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 Silverleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32570/silverleigh/topic/employment