10.2% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bankstown - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Bankstown - South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Bankstown - South than they were five years ago. The area has seen a sharp 11 percentage point drop in full-time employment since 2016, with a high unemployment rate of 10.2% that is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below both the state and national figures. Full-time employment is among the lowest for similar areas at 49.7%, while the unemployment rate remains well above the New South Wales average.
44.9% —
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.7% —
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.5%, followed by retail trade at 10.8% and manufacturing at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.2%, while 14.8% work in clerical and administrative roles and 12.3% are labourers.
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 Bankstown - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119011572/bankstown-south/topic/employment