1.9% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Collector · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Collector
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer in Collector, where 22% of the workforce is in this field. The area has a very active workforce, with 74.1% of adults working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is very low at 1.9%, well below both the state and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 59.3%, which is a little above the New South Wales average.
74.1% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.6%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 74.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.5%
- 2016: 69.2%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from government and safety roles, the most common industries for residents are construction at 9.3% and professional and technical services at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals are the most common roles, each making up 22.4% of the local workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 13.1%.
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 Collector [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10972/collector/topic/employment