1.9% ▼ -52.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Abercrombie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Abercrombie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong employment record defines Abercrombie, where 71.5% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure, with a very low unemployment rate of 1.9% and a high proportion of full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Most adults here are in the workforce, with 71.5% working or looking for work, which is far above the NSW figure. Full-time employment is also well above the national average at 64.4%, while unemployment is much lower than most areas at just 1.9%.
71.5% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.5%
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 71.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.4% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 18.0%. Other major employers include public administration and safety at 11.2% and retail trade at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.2%, followed by managers at 15.9%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 14.7% of the workforce, while technicians and tradespeople make up 13.6%.
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 Abercrombie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10004/abercrombie/topic/employment