6.4% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eagle Vale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Eagle Vale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Eagle Vale than in most similar areas. A high unemployment rate of 6.4% stands out, which is a little above both the state and national figures. This reflects a local job market that is struggling more than the broader region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also low at 53.7%, well below the New South Wales average of 58%.
57.9% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 53.7%
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 for local workers at 14%, followed by retail trade at 12.6%. Other significant sectors include transport and warehousing at 9.4% and manufacturing at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and clerical staff each make up about 14% of the workforce. This is similar to the share of residents working as machinery operators and drivers, who also account for 14.4% of jobs.
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 Eagle Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11344/eagle-vale/topic/employment