6.9% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St Helens · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in St Helens
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in St Helens. This small town has a much lower proportion of people working or looking for work than the state and national figures. With only 40.8% of adults in the workforce, it is one of the lowest areas for employment activity.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the national figure at 43.6%. The unemployment rate is 6.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average of 5.1%.
40.8% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.6% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.2%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy relies heavily on a few sectors, with health care and social assistance leading at 14.8%, followed closely by accommodation and food at 14.3% and retail trade at 12.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.0%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.6% and labourers at 15.4%.
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 St Helens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60632/st-helens/topic/employment