6.0% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barrack Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Barrack Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people in Barrack Heights are now without work compared to previous years. The local job market is currently struggling, with an unemployment rate of 6.0% which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also low at 51.2%, sitting well below the national average of 58.9%.
52.4% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.2% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 51.2%
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 for locals at 18.0%, followed by construction at 12.8% and retail trade at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 18.7%. Community and personal service roles are also common, accounting for 16.5% of jobs.
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 Barrack Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10208/barrack-heights/topic/employment