6.8% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sturt · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sturt
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of full-time workers defines the workforce in Sturt compared to the rest of the country. Only 52.4% of people here are employed full-time, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. This shift away from full-time roles is mirrored by a higher unemployment rate than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults in Sturt are working or looking for work (57.1%) than the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 6.8%, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
57.1% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.4% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 23.3% of the workforce, followed by retail trade at 10.6% and education and training at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of workers are professionals, while 17.2% work in community and personal services. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13% and clerical and administrative work at 12.1%.
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 Sturt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41401/sturt/topic/employment