7.4% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Aberdare · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Aberdare
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Local employment has shifted significantly since 2011, with Aberdare now seeing a much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas. While the typical worker is found in health or community services, the area struggles with a lower-than-average number of people in full-time work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.4%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 4.9%. This contributes to a lower number of people working or looking for work (57.8%) compared to the national figure of 61.1%.
57.8% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.9%, followed by accommodation and food services at 10.6%. Retail trade and construction also make up a significant part of the local economy at 10.3% and 9.9% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common at 18.8%, with technicians and trades people following at 17.5%. Labourers and machinery operators also make up a large share of the workforce at 14.4% and 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 Aberdare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10006/aberdare/topic/employment