3.9% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Concord · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Concord
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up 31.2% of the workforce in Concord, marking it as a highly skilled area. Most residents are employed in stable roles, with an unemployment rate of 3.9% that is a little below the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment sits at 56.9%, slightly below the national average.
60.5% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 14.0% of the workforce. Other major sectors include professional and technical services at 11.1% and education and training at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond professionals, managers represent 18.8% of roles, followed by clerical and administrative workers at 16.3%. Technicians, trades, and sales workers each make up around 8% to 9% of the workforce.
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 Concord [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10999/concord/topic/employment