3.4% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Abbotsford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Abbotsford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment for 61.5% of the workforce is a standout feature of Abbotsford, which is well above the New South Wales figure. Most residents are employed in professional roles, contributing to a stable local economy where unemployment is lower than both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the national figure. The unemployment rate is 3.4%, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
60.4% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry for residents at 15.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.9% and education and training at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common, making up 35.5% of jobs, which helps explain the high share of technical industry work. Managers account for 22.2% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative staff make up 15.1%.
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 Abbotsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10003/abbotsford/topic/employment