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+).
Point Sturt · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Point Sturt
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of all workers in Point Sturt are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This is a small workforce where almost no one is unemployed, though fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the state and national figures. However, only 57.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
57.9% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 76.9%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 46.9% of the workforce. Education and training follows at 15.6%, while manufacturing and administrative support each account for 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.1%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 18.8%, and machinery operators and drivers at 15.6%.
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 Point Sturt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41174/point-sturt/topic/employment