9.2% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Berala · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Berala
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Berala than in most similar areas. This is a challenging job market where the unemployment rate of 9.2% is well above the national figure of 5.1%. Only 51.4% of the community are employed full-time, which is well below the New South Wales average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average of 61.1%. This gap is mirrored by a high unemployment rate of 9.2%, which is much higher than most other areas.
47.7% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.4% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers are health care and social assistance at 14.0%, followed by retail trade at 9.1% and manufacturing at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.5%, while labourers account for 15.3% of occupations. Clerical and administrative roles are also common at 12.8%.
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 Berala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10299/berala/topic/employment