3.9% ▼ -36.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Berkeley Vale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Berkeley Vale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower rate of full-time employment than the national figure defines the workforce in Berkeley Vale. While more adults are working or looking for work than in the state average, full-time roles are far less common here. The area maintains a steady job market with an unemployment rate of 3.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, full-time employment is only 52.8%, which is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
63.2% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.8% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.6%, followed by construction at 14.3%. Retail trade also makes up a large slice of the local economy at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common group at 18.1%. Professionals make up 16.1% of the workforce, while community and personal service roles account for 14.0%.
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 Berkeley Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10304/berkeley-vale/topic/employment