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Fairfield · Council (LGA)

Jobs & Industry in Fairfield

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A far lower share of adults in Fairfield are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country, at just 40.8%. This reflects a challenging local job market where unemployment is 8.7%, well above both the state and national figures. Full-time employment has also dropped significantly here over the last decade.

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📍 Fairfield, Council (LGA)

Where Fairfield sits — Unemployment rate

8.7% ▼ -10.2%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Fairfield — higher than 87% of areas.

Fairfield8.7%
Greater Sydney 5.1%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has fallen 14 points since 2011 to 51.2%, while the unemployment rate remains well above the Australian average at 8.7%.

Unemployment rate

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8.7% ▼ -10.2%

Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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40.8% ▼ -19.6%

Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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51.2% ▼ -21.3%

Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance (11.5%) and manufacturing (11.4%) being the most common industries. Retail trade also employs a significant 11% of the population.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up 16.9% of workers, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 14.4%. A large number of residents also work as machinery operators and drivers (13.5%) or labourers (13.2%).

Occupations people work in

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Fairfield splits fairly evenly between Professionals (17%) and Clerical & administrative (15%), with Machinery operators & drivers at 14%.

Professionals 16.9% Clerical & administrative 14.4% Machinery operators & drivers 13.5% Labourers 13.2% Technicians & trades 12.1% Community & personal service 9.8% Sales workers 8.6% Managers 8.5%

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 Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12850/fairfield/topic/employment