4.1% —
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Matraville - Chifley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Lower unemployment than most similar areas marks the workforce in Matraville - Chifley. While about 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work, the local unemployment rate is a low 4.1%, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is a low 4.1%, which is about the same as the national figure of 5.1%. Around 57.9% of the workforce is employed full-time, matching the New South Wales average of 58.0%.
4.1% —
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
59.3% —
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 12.9%, followed closely by education and training at 11.1% and construction at 11.0%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 24.9% of workers, while 16.0% work in clerical and administrative roles and 15.6% are managers.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Matraville - Chifley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118021653/matraville-chifley/topic/employment