5.7% ▼ -37.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sippy Downs · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sippy Downs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people have entered the workforce in Sippy Downs since 2011, though full-time roles remain scarce. Only 48.5% of residents have a full-time job, which is far below the national figure of 58.9%. This reflects a local job market where flexible or part-time work is much more common than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the Australian figure. However, the unemployment rate is 5.7%, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.
61.9% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.5% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.9%, followed by retail trade at 13.5% and accommodation and food services at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 17.9%, while professionals follow closely at 17.5%.
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 Sippy Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32574/sippy-downs/topic/employment