2.6% ▼ -66.0%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Silverdale - Warragamba · Urban Centre
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Silverdale - Warragamba, where 19.2% of people are employed in the sector. The area has seen a huge surge in people working or looking for work, which has risen 21 points since 2011 to reach 70%. This high level of activity is paired with a very low unemployment rate of just 2.6%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 70.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment has also risen to 58.7% since 2011, while the unemployment rate has fallen 5.0 points to a low of 2.6%.
2.6% ▼ -66.0%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
70.0% ▲ +41.8%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by construction at 19.2%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 9.9%, education and training at 9.2%, and manufacturing at 8.1%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.9%. This is followed by clerical and administrative roles at 16.9%, and professionals at 13.4%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Silverdale - Warragamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114029/silverdale-warragamba/topic/employment