5.0% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Swansea · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Swansea
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Swansea than in most similar areas. Only 53.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This decline is stark, with the proportion of full-time workers falling by 18 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 53.9% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 58.0%. While these employment rates are much lower than most areas, the unemployment rate of 5.0% is about the same as the state and national figures.
53.2% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.9% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 72.2%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.7%, followed by construction at 13.5% and retail trade at 10.4%. Other common industries include education and training and accommodation and food services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 17.5% of the local workforce, closely followed by technicians and trades at 16.8%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers, clerical staff, and managers.
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 Swansea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10079/swansea/topic/employment