4.4% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Adamstown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Adamstown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 69.2% of adults in Adamstown are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. This high level of activity marks the area as a significant hub for employment compared to most other similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far above the New South Wales average. While full-time employment sits at 58.8%, the unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is about the same as the national figure.
69.2% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Adamstown, accounting for 20.7% of jobs. Education and training follows at 10.5%, with public administration and safety making up another 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.8%. This is followed by clerical and administrative staff at 13.0% and technicians and trades people at 12.7%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Adamstown
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Adamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10016/adamstown/topic/employment