1.6% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 1.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sunlands · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sunlands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.6% defines the workforce in Sunlands, which is well below the national figure. Most residents here are in steady work, with full-time employment levels sitting slightly above the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure similar to both the state and national averages. Full-time employment is slightly higher than the South Australian average at 59.0%.
60.7% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 30.9% of the workforce. Other common industries include manufacturing at 10.7% and retail trade at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 29.2%, followed by technicians and trades at 20.8%. Managers account for 13.5% 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 Sunlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41405/sunlands/topic/employment