3.2% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Emu Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Emu Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 70% of adults in Emu Heights are working or looking for work, which is far above the New South Wales figure. This high level of activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.2%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Most of the workforce is in steady roles, with 57.7% of people employed full-time. This is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 58.0%.
70.0% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.8%
- 2016: 72.9%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction and health care are the biggest employers in the area, each accounting for around 13% of the workforce, followed by education and training at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 20.8% of jobs. Technicians, trades, and clerical workers are also frequent, each representing 15.8% 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 Emu Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11420/emu-heights/topic/employment