Birdwood · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Birdwood

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Birdwood than in previous years. This shift is most evident in the current workforce rate, which sits at 44.4% and is much lower than most other areas.

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📍 Birdwood, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 44.4% of adults here are working or looking for work. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7% and the national rate of 61.1%.

44.4%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 44.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 58%, ahead of Construction (25%).

Industries people work in

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In Birdwood, Agriculture, forestry & fishing is the majority at 54%; Construction is next at 23%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 50%, ahead of Labourers (33%).

Occupations people work in

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In Birdwood, the largest group is Managers at 38%, followed by Labourers (25%) and Professionals (19%).

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 Birdwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10374/birdwood/topic/employment