3.2% —
Lower than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mackellar · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Mackellar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles lead the way in Mackellar, where 27.5% of workers are employed as professionals. This is a productive area with a very low unemployment rate of 3.2%, though the proportion of people in full-time work has fallen recently.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure. However, full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 55.6% and has fallen 5.4 points since 2016.
63.5% —
Higher than 69% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% —
Lower than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split evenly between health care and social assistance and professional and technical services, both at 12.3%. Construction follows closely at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of professionals, nearly one in five workers is a manager at 19.7%. Clerical and administrative roles make up 12.6% 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 Mackellar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED126/mackellar/topic/employment