6.3% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ashfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ashfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Ashfield than in the state average, though unemployment is now much higher than most similar areas. This workforce is heavily concentrated in health, professional services and education. The area's employment landscape has shifted over the last decade to reflect these high-skill roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, the unemployment rate of 6.3% is a little above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
62.7% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 57.4%
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 15.8%, followed by professional and technical roles at 12.2% and education and training at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 36.1%, while clerical and administrative staff account for 12.5% and managers for 11.9% of the workforce.
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 Ashfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10099/ashfield/topic/employment