7.0% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bankstown · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Bankstown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Bankstown compared to the rest of the country. Only 48.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is mirrored by a much lower rate of full-time employment than in other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen 13 points since 2011 to 51.6%, a figure well below the New South Wales average. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 7.0%, which is a little above the state and national figures.
48.3% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 53.5%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.6% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers in Bankstown are health care and social assistance at 12.8%, followed by retail trade at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22.7%, while 16.5% of the workforce is employed in clerical and administrative positions.
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 Bankstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11901/bankstown/topic/employment