7.4% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Druitt · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Mount Druitt
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Mount Druitt, where 15% of workers are in these fields. While many people find work in service and transport, the area faces challenges with a typical unemployment rate of 7.4%, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 53% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average. This is alongside a drop in full-time employment, which fell 11 percentage points since 2011 to 56.9%.
53.0% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with 11.3% in retail trade and 10.4% in transport and warehousing. Manufacturing and construction also employ a significant number of people at 9.3% and 7.2% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers are the most common workers at 16.9%. This is followed by professionals at 15.4% and clerical or administrative staff at 14.9%.
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 Mount Druitt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11603/mount-druitt/topic/employment