6.4% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rooty Hill - Minchinbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Rooty Hill - Minchinbury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher unemployment than most similar areas defines the workforce in Rooty Hill - Minchinbury. While about 59% of the population works full-time, the overall number of adults working or looking for work has dropped since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.4%, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. This comes alongside a decline in the number of adults working or looking for work, which fell 5.8 percentage points since 2011 to reach 57.2%.
57.2% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 59.1%
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 15.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.7% and transport and warehousing at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 18.7%, while 16.3% of workers are in clerical and administrative positions and 15% operate machinery or drive.
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 Rooty Hill - Minchinbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116031319/rooty-hill-minchinbury/topic/employment