6.4% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Strathfield · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Strathfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A drop of 8.3 percentage points in full-time employment since 2011 marks a shifting job market for Strathfield. While more adults are now working or looking for work than a decade ago, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most other similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 62.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, unemployment is much higher here than in most areas, sitting at 6.4%.
62.8% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer for 15.4% of the workforce, followed by professional and technical roles at 11.7% and retail trade at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One third of workers are professionals, which is the most common occupation. Other common roles include clerical and administrative work at 12.9% and managers at 12.3%.
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 Strathfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17100/strathfield/topic/employment