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Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard

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

Fewer people are working or looking for work in Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard than in most similar areas. Only 42.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure. This struggle is highlighted by an unemployment rate of 8.2%, well above both the state and national averages.

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📍 Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard sits — Unemployment rate

8.2% ▼ -15.0%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard — higher than 89% of areas.

Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard8.2%
2170, NSW 7.5%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment has fallen 14 points since 2011 to 50.9%, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 58.0%. This contributed to the area having one of the lowest rates of adults working or looking for work among similar places.

Unemployment rate

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8.2% ▼ -15.0%

Higher 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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42.9% ▼ -12.2%

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

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

Employed full-time

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50.9% ▼ -21.4%

Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with manufacturing (12.3%) and retail trade (12.0%) being the most common industries. Health care and social assistance also employ a significant 11.2% of residents.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Work roles are diverse, with professionals making up 15.5% of the workforce. This is closely followed by machinery operators and drivers at 15.2% and labourers at 13.7%.

Occupations people work in

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Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard splits fairly evenly between Professionals (16%) and Machinery operators & drivers (16%), with Labourers at 14%.

Professionals 15.5% Machinery operators & drivers 15.2% Labourers 13.7% Clerical & administrative 13.4% Technicians & trades 11.8% Community & personal service 9.9% Sales workers 8.8% Managers 8.1%

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 Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021512/cabramatta-west-mount-pritchard/topic/employment