6.2% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Allawah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Allawah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas marks the job market in Allawah, where 6.2% of the workforce is out of work. While most adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is notably lower than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61% of adults are working or looking for work, which is similar to the national figure. However, full-time employment is well below the New South Wales average at 53.6%, and unemployment is a little above the state rate.
61.0% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 18.4%, followed by retail trade at 11.2% and professional and technical services at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 26.1%, while clerical and administrative jobs are the next most common at 12.9%.
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 Allawah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10038/allawah/topic/employment