3.1% ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Emu Plains · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Emu Plains
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Emu Plains, where 13.2% of employees work in that sector. The local workforce is relatively steady, with an unemployment rate of 3.1% that is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the state average. Full-time employment sits at 59.3%, a little above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
59.5% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond construction, health care and social assistance (12.8%) and education and training (11.9%) are the most common industries. Public administration and safety (8.7%) and retail trade (8.6%) also employ significant numbers of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.4%. Other frequent roles include clerical and administrative work (16.8%), managers (13.7%), and technicians and trades (13.2%).
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 Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11421/emu-plains/topic/employment