6.6% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Macquarie Park - Marsfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Macquarie Park - Marsfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults have been working or looking for work in Macquarie Park - Marsfield since 2011, with this figure rising by 6.9 percentage points to 63.9%. The area is now a major hub for high-skilled employment, where over 41% of workers are professionals.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the New South Wales figure at 61.6%, though this has fallen 7.2 points since 2011. At the same time, the unemployment rate is much higher than most areas at 6.6%.
63.9% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 15.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.8% and education and training at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by professionals, who make up 41.3% of all jobs, while clerical and administrative roles account for 13.5% and managers for 13.2%.
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 Macquarie Park - Marsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/126021500/macquarie-park-marsfield/topic/employment