0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Central Macdonald · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Central Macdonald
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A tiny unemployment rate of 0% makes Central Macdonald a place where almost everyone who wants a job has one. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the national figure, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than most areas at 66.7%, well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. However, the share of adults working or looking for work is 56.8%, which is well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
56.8% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction leading at 25.0%, followed by accommodation and food services and professional and technical services, both at 16.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Two-thirds of workers are professionals, making up 66.7% of the local workforce. Technicians and trades people account for 25.0%, while labourers make up 12.5%.
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 Central Macdonald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10874/central-macdonald/topic/employment