2.6% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sandford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sandford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Sandford, where 15.1% of the workforce is employed in the sector. This area has a very high number of people working or looking for work compared to most other places. This trend is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 2.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Tasmania figure of 58.2%. While full-time employment at 55.4% is well below the Australian average, the local unemployment rate is much lower than most areas.
67.7% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.1%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond construction, the most common industries for residents are health care and social assistance at 13.5%, and education and training at 11.6%. Public administration and safety also make up 8.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.5%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 19.7%, and managers at 13.5%.
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 Sandford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60584/sandford/topic/employment