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Rutherford (South) - Telarah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Rutherford (South) - Telarah

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

A much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas marks the job market in Rutherford (South) - Telarah. While 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work, the local unemployment rate of 6.5% sits above the state and national figures.

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📍 Rutherford (South) - Telarah, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Rutherford (South) - Telarah sits — Unemployment rate

6.5% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Rutherford (South) - Telarah — higher than 80% of areas.

Rutherford (South) - Telarah6.5%
2320, NSW 4.5%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment stands at 58%, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia. However, the area struggles more with joblessness than other similar places.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is most active in health care and social assistance, where 16.1% of people work. Retail trade follows at 11%, with construction and manufacturing also making up a significant share.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Rutherford (South) - Telarah — Health care & social assistance leads at 17%, ahead of Retail trade (12%) and Construction (9%).

Health care & social assistance 16.1% Retail trade 11.0% Construction 9.0% Accommodation & food 7.3% Manufacturing 7.1% Mining 6.5% Education & training 5.9% Other services 5.1% Administrative & support 4.7% Transport & warehousing 4.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers are the most common role at 17.4%, followed by community and personal service workers at 14.8%. Labourers and professionals also make up a large part of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Rutherford (South) - Telarah splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (18%) and Community & personal service (15%), with Labourers at 14%.

Technicians & trades 17.4% Community & personal service 14.8% Labourers 13.4% Professionals 12.3% Machinery operators & drivers 11.7% Clerical & administrative 10.5% Sales workers 9.5% Managers 8.3%

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 Rutherford (South) - Telarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106021616/rutherford-telarah/topic/employment