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+).
Sandalwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sandalwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Sandalwood than in the rest of the state. This is a highly active workforce where 75.9% of adults are employed or seeking a job, though full-time roles are less common than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 75.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is far above the national figure, full-time employment at 53.8% is well below the Australian average. Notably, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below both state and national levels.
75.9% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 75.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 51.3% of the workforce. Other sectors like retail, health care, and education each account for 12.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are the most common occupation at 35.9%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 15.4%. Sales workers and labourers also make up a significant portion 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 Sandalwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41300/sandalwood/topic/employment