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Merewether - The Junction · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Merewether - The Junction

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

Far more adults are working or looking for work in Merewether - The Junction than in most similar areas. This is a highly active workforce where 68.1% of adults are engaged in the labour market. While many are employed, the share of those in full-time roles has fallen since 2011.

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📍 Merewether - The Junction, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Merewether - The Junction sits — Unemployment rate

3.3% ▼ -22.3%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Merewether - The Junction — lower than 86% of areas.

Merewether - The Junction3.3%
2291, NSW 3.3%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

A high proportion of adults are working or looking for work, sitting well above the national figure of 61.1%. Unemployment is much lower than in most areas at just 3.3%, which is a little below the Australian rate of 5.1%.

Unemployment rate

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3.3% ▼ -22.3%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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68.1% ▲ +0.7%

Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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57.6% ▼ -6.1%

Lower than 60% 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 here, accounting for 21.7% of the workforce. Other common industries include education and training at 10.8% and professional and technical services at 9.9%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Merewether - The Junction — Health care & social assistance leads at 22%, ahead of Education & training (11%) and Professional & technical (10%).

Health care & social assistance 21.7% Education & training 10.8% Professional & technical 9.9% Accommodation & food 8.0% Construction 7.7% Retail trade 7.1% Public administration & safety 5.9% Finance & insurance 3.9% Manufacturing 3.8% Transport & warehousing 2.9%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common, making up 36.8% of jobs, followed by managers at 15.9%. Community and personal service workers account for another 11.5% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Merewether - The Junction, the largest group is Professionals at 37%, followed by Managers (16%) and Community & personal service (12%).

Professionals 36.8% Managers 15.9% Community & personal service 11.5% Clerical & administrative 10.6% Technicians & trades 9.5% Sales workers 7.3% Labourers 4.6% Machinery operators & drivers 2.6%

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 Merewether - The Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031228/merewether-the-junction/topic/employment