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Jobs & Industry in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point

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 St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point compared to other areas, with only 46.0% in the labour force. This reflects a significant shift over the last decade, as the number of people working or seeking jobs has dropped by 16 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point, Urban Area

Where St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point sits — Unemployment rate

5.3% ▼ -6.3%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point — higher than 66% of areas.

St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point5.3%
2540 crosses NSW/OT 4.9%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The share of people in full-time work is 53.2%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0% and fell 13 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is about the same as the national figure of 5.1%.

Unemployment rate

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5.3% ▼ -6.3%

Higher than 66% of urban area areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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46.0% ▼ -26.0%

Lower than 94% of urban area areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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53.2% ▼ -19.8%

Lower than 85% of urban area areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.2%, followed by construction at 12.8% and public administration and safety at 12.0%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.1%, while technicians and trades people account for 17.1% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point splits fairly evenly between Professionals (18%) and Technicians & trades (17%), with Community & personal service at 16%.

Professionals 18.1% Technicians & trades 17.1% Community & personal service 16.2% Managers 11.6% Clerical & administrative 11.2% Labourers 10.7% Sales workers 8.8% Machinery operators & drivers 4.6%

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 Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1030/st-georges-basin-sanctuary-point/topic/employment