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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.

A sharp 19 percentage point drop in the number of adults working or looking for work has shifted the local job market in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point since 2011. The area now has a much smaller workforce than most similar places, with only 45% of adults active in the labour market.

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📍 St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point, Urban Centre

Where St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point sits — Unemployment rate

5.9% ▲ +9.7%

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

St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point5.9%
2540 crosses NSW/OT 4.9%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment has fallen 15 points since 2011 to 52.4%, a figure well below the national average. This contributes to a low workforce activity rate that is far below New South Wales, while the unemployment rate is a little above the state figure at 5.9%.

Unemployment rate

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5.9% ▲ +9.7%

Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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45.0% ▼ -30.2%

Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.

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

Employed full-time

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52.4% ▼ -22.2%

Lower than 70% of urban centre 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 17%, followed by construction at 13.2% and retail trade at 11.6%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service roles and technicians and trades are the most frequent occupations, each making up 17.6% of the workforce. Professionals account for 13.1% of jobs, while labourers make up 12.7%.

Occupations people work in

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St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (18%) and Technicians & trades (18%), with Professionals at 13%.

Community & personal service 17.6% Technicians & trades 17.6% Professionals 13.1% Labourers 12.7% Clerical & administrative 11.7% Managers 10.1% Sales workers 9.6% Machinery operators & drivers 5.7%

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/ucl/UCL113015/st-georges-basin-sanctuary-point/topic/employment