3.8% ▲ +48.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Downside · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Downside
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Downside than in most similar areas. About 80.8% of the adult population is active in the workforce, which is significantly higher than both the New South Wales and national figures. This strong workforce activity defines the local economy.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work are far more common here than in the state, where the figure is 58.7%. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
80.8% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.3%
- 2016: 85.9%
- 2021: 80.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for 31.1% of workers. Other common sectors include professional and technical services at 10.8%, and education and training at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 32.4%, followed by professionals at 18.9%. Labourers account for 13.5% of the local 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 Downside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11287/downside/topic/employment