3.2% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Guildford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Guildford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in South Guildford than in most similar areas. A strong 71.7% of adults are in the workforce, with the majority holding full-time positions. This high level of activity is paired with an unemployment rate of 3.2%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is higher than most areas at 62.2%, sitting well above the national figure of 58.9%. This contributes to a workforce rate that is far above the Australian average by 11 percentage points.
71.7% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.2%
- 2016: 70.7%
- 2021: 71.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 12%, followed by construction at 8.7% and education and training at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.9%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 15.8% of the workforce. Technicians and trades follow closely at 15%.
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 South Guildford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51371/south-guildford/topic/employment