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Emu Plains - Leonay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Emu Plains - Leonay

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Full-time work has fallen by 7.4 percentage points since 2011 in Emu Plains - Leonay, where 58.7% of adults now work full-time. Despite this shift, the area remains a strong employment hub with a very low unemployment rate of 3.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas and comfortably below the national figure of 5.1%.

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📍 Emu Plains - Leonay, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Emu Plains - Leonay sits — Unemployment rate

3.1% ▼ -22.1%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Emu Plains - Leonay — lower than 89% of areas.

Emu Plains - Leonay3.1%
2750, NSW 4.6%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 63.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. While this is a little above the Australian average, the overall number of people in the workforce has fallen slightly by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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3.1% ▼ -22.1%

Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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63.2% ▼ -3.1%

Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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58.7% ▼ -11.2%

Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 13.5%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 13.0%. Other major employers include education and training at 11.4% and public administration and safety at 8.4%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation here, making up 21.8% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative jobs follow at 16.4%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 14.1% of those employed.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Emu Plains - Leonay — Professionals leads at 22%, ahead of Clerical & administrative (17%) and Technicians & trades (14%).

Professionals 21.8% Clerical & administrative 16.4% Technicians & trades 14.1% Managers 13.8% Community & personal service 11.0% Sales workers 7.7% Machinery operators & drivers 6.8% Labourers 6.8%

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 Emu Plains - Leonay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124031459/emu-plains-leonay/topic/employment