5.7% ▼ -30.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eden · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Eden
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 Eden than in most other areas, with only 44.5% active in the labour force. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While unemployment is slightly higher than the state average at 5.7%, the main story is the low number of residents in paid employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is uncommon here, with only 50.1% of residents employed full-time. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58% and much lower than most similar areas.
44.5% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.1% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 50.1%
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 12.9%, followed by retail trade and accommodation and food services, which both sit at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.9%, with community and personal service workers following at 15.6% and technicians and trades at 14.5%.
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 Eden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11378/eden/topic/employment