4.5% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sunbury · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Sunbury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher numbers of people are working or looking for work in Sunbury compared to most similar areas. A strong majority of the local workforce is employed full-time, contributing to a productive community where the unemployment rate has steadily fallen over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 66.6% of adults active in the labour force, which is well above the 61.1% national figure. Full-time employment is also a little above the Australian average at 61.3%, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.5% since 2011.
66.6% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.3% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 13.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.1%. Education and training (9.7%) and retail trade (9.5%) also employ significant portions of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 18.1%, though there is a strong presence of technicians and tradespeople at 16.4%. Clerical and administrative staff make up 15.3% of the workforce.
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 Sunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL212006/sunbury/topic/employment