2.6% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barden Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Barden Ridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Barden Ridge than in most similar areas. This high level of activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 2.6%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. Overall, the area shows a very strong connection to the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 70.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is far above the New South Wales average. Full-time employment stands at 57.7%, which is about the same as the state figure.
70.8% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.9%
- 2016: 74.7%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 12.1% of the workforce. Education and training follow closely at 11.1%, with construction making up 10.9% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.1%, followed by managers at 16.9%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 16.5% of the local 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 Barden Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10194/barden-ridge/topic/employment