5.5% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Epping · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Epping
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 44% of workers in Epping are professionals, making it a highly skilled hub. The area has a strong employment rate, with 63.6% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here at 62.1%, which is well above both the state and national figures. The unemployment rate is 5.5%, about the same as the rest of the country.
63.6% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.1% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in professional and technical services at 16.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.0%. Finance and insurance also make up a significant 10.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group at 44.4%, while managers account for 14.0%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 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 Epping [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11431/epping/topic/employment