4.1% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Concord West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Concord West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
About 58.9% of adults in Concord West are working or looking for work, a figure that is a little below the national average. The local workforce is quite stable, with unemployment sitting at 4.1%, which is about the same as both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is higher than in most similar areas, with 59.9% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 58.0% and the Australian average of 58.9%.
58.9% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.9% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 59.9%
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 at 14.2%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.0% and education and training at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is largely comprised of professionals and managers, who make up 31.7% and 18.3% of roles respectively. Clerical and administrative workers follow at 15.1%.
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 Concord West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11000/concord-west/topic/employment