4.3% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Narara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Narara
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Narara than in most similar areas. While 65.1% of adults are in the labour force, the share of those in full-time roles has fallen to 53.0% since 2011. This is well below the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 65.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is about the same as the national rate of 5.1%.
65.1% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.0% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industry for local workers is health care and social assistance at 19.9%. Other significant employers include retail trade at 10.5% and construction at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of workers are professionals, accounting for 23.5% of the local workforce. Technicians and trades workers make up 14.4%, followed closely by clerical and administrative roles at 14.2%.
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 Narara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011035/narara/topic/employment