5.1% —
Higher than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greenway · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Greenway
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Greenway compared to the rest of the country. While 64.6% of adults are active in the labour force, this figure has fallen slightly since 2016. Full-time employment is also common here, sitting well above the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 61.0% of the workforce are employed full-time, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. This is despite a 7.1 point drop in full-time work since 2016. The unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is about the same as the national figure.
64.6% —
Higher than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.0% —
Higher than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.2%, followed by retail trade at 9.4% and professional and technical services at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.0%. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 15.3%, with managers accounting for 12.9% of occupations.
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 Greenway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED118/greenway/topic/employment