3.5% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Annan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Mount Annan compared to the rest of the country. While 71% of adults are in the labour force, the area also maintains a very low unemployment rate of 3.5%. This creates a strong employment profile for the suburb.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is far more common here than in New South Wales, where the figure is 58.7%. While full-time employment at 57.3% is about the same as the state average, the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
3.5% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
71.0% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% —
Lower than 63% 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 12.6%, followed by construction at 11.7%. Education and training (10.8%) and retail trade (10.6%) also make up a large part of the local workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18%, with clerical and administrative roles following at 16.2%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.4% and managers at 12.9%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mount Annan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123011701/mount-annan/topic/employment