5.9% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St George · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in St George
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of people in St George have full-time jobs compared to the rest of the country. While 64.2% of the workforce is in full-time roles, the total number of adults working or looking for work has dropped 12 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 64.2%, a rate that rose 4.6 points since 2011. However, 58.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national average, while the unemployment rate is about the same as Australia's at 5.9%.
58.7% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.2% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance leading at 15.5%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.8%. Retail trade (10.1%) and education and training (9.8%) also employ significant numbers of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 15.9%. This is followed by labourers at 14.8% and technicians and tradespeople at 14.6%, with managers and clerical workers accounting for 12.3% and 11.1% respectively.
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 George [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315089/st-george/topic/employment