5.7% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Arncliffe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Arncliffe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 5.7% than most similar areas marks the job market in Arncliffe. While many residents work in professional roles, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas and well below the 61.1% national average. Full-time employment sits at 56.8%, slightly below the state figure.
57.4% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors are health care and social assistance at 11.1%, followed by professional and technical services at 10.7% and retail trade at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.6%, while 14.1% hold clerical or administrative roles and 13.3% are managers.
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 Arncliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10087/arncliffe/topic/employment