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Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

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

Fewer than half of adults in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila are working or looking for work, at just 49.4%. This is far below the national figure and highlights a local job market with significant challenges. While unemployment has fallen to 6.6% since 2016, the area still struggles with a much lower rate of full-time employment than most other regions.

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📍 Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila sits — Unemployment rate

6.6% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila — higher than 82% of areas.

Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila6.6%
2506, NSW 6.2%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time work is uncommon here, with only 52.1% of the workforce in these roles, a figure that has fallen 7.1 points since 2016. The unemployment rate is a little above the national figure at 6.6%, though it is still much higher than in most similar areas.

Unemployment rate

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6.6% —

Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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49.4% —

Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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52.1% —

Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.6%, followed by construction at 11.5% and retail trade at 11.1%. Other common industries include accommodation and food services and manufacturing.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.7%, followed by labourers at 14.7%. Professionals and community and personal service workers also represent significant shares of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (17%) and Labourers (15%), with Professionals at 14%.

Technicians & trades 16.7% Labourers 14.7% Professionals 13.9% Community & personal service 13.5% Clerical & administrative 12.1% Machinery operators & drivers 9.6% Sales workers 9.1% Managers 7.7%

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 Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107011545/berkeley-lake-heights-cringila/topic/employment