5.8% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eastwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Eastwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 5.8% marks the local job market in Eastwood, which is much higher than most similar areas. While many residents hold professional roles, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas and well below the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 56.6%, slightly below both the state and national averages.
57.1% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 13.9%, followed by professional and technical roles at 12.3%. Education, training, and retail trade each account for 8.6% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 36.1% of occupations. Managers account for 14.1%, while clerical and administrative workers represent 13.2% 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 Eastwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11372/eastwood/topic/employment