4.0% ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Snug · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Snug
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Snug, which employs 13.5% of the local workforce. The area has a lower proportion of people working or looking for work than the national figure, and full-time employment is well below both state and national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most similar areas. Full-time employment at 51.5% is well below the national figure of 58.9%, though the unemployment rate of 4.0% is a little below the Australian average.
57.9% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.5% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance (12.7%), education and training (11.2%), and retail trade (10.5%) following closely behind construction.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About 21.9% of residents work as professionals, making it the most common occupation. Technicians and trades follow at 16.2%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 12.4% 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 Snug [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60607/snug/topic/employment