4.4% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Erskine Park · 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 in Erskine Park are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state. This active workforce is a key feature of the area, where 67.6% of adults are in the labour force. While this figure is well above the national average, the proportion of people employed full-time has fallen since 2011.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with a rate 9 percentage points higher than the New South Wales figure. The unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is about the same as the national figure and has barely changed over the last decade.
4.4% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
67.6% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are the construction and health care sectors, which both employ around 12% of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.6%, followed by manufacturing and transport.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common jobs here at 18.5%. Other frequent roles include technicians and trades at 14.9%, professionals at 14.8%, and machinery operators and drivers at 12.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Erskine Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124051469/erskine-park/topic/employment