6.0% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sandfly · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sandfly
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Sandfly than in most similar areas, with 67.5% of the adult population active in the labour market. While this participation is well above the national figure, full-time employment is much lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high number of adults are active in the workforce, though full-time roles are well below the state figure at 50.3%. The unemployment rate is 6.0%, which is about the same as the national figure but much higher than in most similar areas.
67.5% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.3% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 14.5%, followed by public administration and health care, which both sit at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 24.9%, with managers making up 20.2% of the 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 Sandfly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60583/sandfly/topic/employment