3.6% ▲ +64.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barrengarry · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Barrengarry
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Barrengarry than in the rest of New South Wales. About 62% of adults are in the workforce, and the local unemployment rate of 3.6% is a little below the national figure. This creates a stable local job market where most workers are in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment stands at 58.2%, which is about the same as both the state and national figures.
62.0% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 13.6%, followed by construction at 12.7% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.4%, while professionals account for 24.5% 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 Barrengarry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10214/barrengarry/topic/employment