4.8% —
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leppington - Catherine Field · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Leppington - Catherine Field, where 13.2% of employees work in this sector. The local workforce is active, with more adults working or looking for work than the state or national figures.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment sits at 57.3%, while the unemployment rate of 4.8% is about the same as the national figure.
4.8% —
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
63.4% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% —
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across several key sectors, with 11.9% in construction, 9.5% in retail trade, and 8.1% in transport and warehousing. Education and training also employs 7.7% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.1%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15.2%, managers at 13.5%, and technicians and trades people at 12.9%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Leppington - Catherine Field [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127011728/leppington-catherine-field/topic/employment