5.3% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Singleton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Singleton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over 70% of adults in Singleton are working or looking for work, a rate well above both the state and national figures. While this shows a very active local workforce, the unemployment rate of 5.3% is higher than in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 70.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is much higher than most areas. Full-time employment sits at 58.5%, slightly below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%.
70.8% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction (13.1%), education and training (12.7%), and health care and social assistance (12.3%) being the most common industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.1%, followed by professionals at 17.6% and community and personal service workers at 12.9%.
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 Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51354/singleton/topic/employment