11.4% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Auburn · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Auburn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Auburn, where 16.5% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area faces significant employment challenges, with an unemployment rate of 11.4% which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. Full-time employment is also far below the state at 42.9%, while the 11.4% unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas.
46.3% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.9% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for residents include health care and social assistance at 16.5%, retail trade at 11.3%, and accommodation and food services at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%, followed by professionals at 16.4% and community and personal service workers at 14.2%.
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 Auburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10107/auburn/topic/employment