3.2% ▲ +46.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stake Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Stake Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 72% of adults in Stake Hill are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. This high level of activity is driven by a strong full-time workforce, with 65.9% of residents employed in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The rate of adults working or looking for work is much higher than most areas, sitting 11 points above the Australian average. Unemployment is relatively low at 3.2%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
72.1% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.4%
- 2016: 70.4%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.9% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with the most common being construction at 12.2%, followed closely by mining at 11.9% and manufacturing at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five workers is a technician or tradesperson, the most common job type at 19.6%. Professionals, managers, and clerical workers also make up a significant share 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 Stake Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51404/stake-hill/topic/employment