1.9% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Berrima · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 1.9% of the workforce is unemployed in Berrima, which is well below the national figure. However, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas. This means that while jobs are easy to find, a smaller proportion of the local adult population is active in the labour market.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below both the state and national levels. This is reflected in full-time employment, which at 52.6% is much lower than in most similar areas.
1.9% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
52.9% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 11%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 10.7%. Professional and technical services account for 9.4% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 25.9%, with managers making up another 22.9%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 15.4% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Berrima [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10319/berrima/topic/employment