5.0% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Revesby · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Revesby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Revesby compared to most other areas. Only 54.3% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has fallen since 2011. While the unemployment rate is 5.0%, the most striking shift is the drop in full-time employment, which fell 11 points over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 55.5%, and the proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most similar areas. Unemployment sits at 5.0%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
54.3% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.5% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 13.0%. Other significant employers include retail trade at 9.1% and education and training at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of the workforce are professionals, making up 24.4% of jobs. Other common roles include clerical and administrative positions at 16.6% and managers at 13.2%.
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 Revesby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119011360/revesby/topic/employment