Symonston · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Symonston

Name: Jobs & Industry in Symonston — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A striking 14.2% unemployment rate marks the workforce in Symonston, which is far above the figures for the ACT and Australia. While more than 60% of the workforce is in full-time roles, only 36% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average.

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Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 36% of adults are working or looking for work, which is among the lowest levels for similar areas. While 60.6% of workers have full-time jobs, the unemployment rate is among the highest at 14.2%, well above the national figure of 5.1%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Public administration and safety is the most common industry for workers here at 16.6%. Other significant sectors include administrative and support services at 10.9%, and both accommodation and food as well as health care and social assistance at 10.4%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Symonston — Public administration & safety leads at 17%, ahead of Administrative & support (11%) and Accommodation & food (11%).

Public administration & safety 16.6% Administrative & support 10.9% Accommodation & food 10.4% Health care & social assistance 10.4% Construction 9.3% Retail trade 8.3% Professional & technical 6.7% Transport & warehousing 5.2% Electricity, gas & water 4.7% Manufacturing 3.6%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.7%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 16.6%, machinery operators and drivers at 13.5%, and clerical and administrative roles at 13%.

Occupations people work in

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Symonston splits fairly evenly between Labourers (20%) and Technicians & trades (17%), with Machinery operators & drivers at 14%.

Labourers 19.7% Technicians & trades 16.6% Machinery operators & drivers 13.5% Clerical & administrative 13.0% Community & personal service 12.4% Managers 8.8% Professionals 7.8% Sales workers 7.8%

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 Symonston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80121/symonston/topic/employment

Symonston	14.2%
2609, ACT	8.2%
Australian Capital Territory	3.9%
Australia	5.1%

Where Symonston sits — Unemployment rate