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Fairfield - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Fairfield - East

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

A gap of 24 percentage points separates the rate of adults working or looking for work in Fairfield - East from the national figure. This area faces significant employment challenges, with a typical adult much less likely to be in the workforce than those in other parts of the state.

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📍 Fairfield - East, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Fairfield - East sits — Unemployment rate

10.3% ▼ -8.4%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Fairfield - East — higher than 95% of areas.

Fairfield - East10.3%
2165, NSW 10.5%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 37.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment has fallen 14 points since 2011, and the unemployment rate of 10.3% remains well above the national average of 5.1%.

Unemployment rate

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10.3% ▼ -8.4%

Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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37.3% ▼ -17.3%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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50.6% ▼ -21.3%

Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 13.3%. Other major employers include manufacturing at 10.8%, retail trade at 9.2%, and transport and warehousing at 9.1%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.6%. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 14.3%, clerical and administrative staff at 14.2%, and labourers at 13.4%.

Occupations people work in

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Fairfield - East splits fairly evenly between Professionals (17%) and Machinery operators & drivers (15%), with Clerical & administrative at 15%.

Professionals 16.6% Machinery operators & drivers 14.3% Clerical & administrative 14.2% Labourers 13.4% Technicians & trades 13.2% Community & personal service 11.1% Sales workers 7.8% Managers 6.4%

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 Fairfield - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031480/fairfield-east/topic/employment