5.8% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Farley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Farley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults in Farley are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state. This trend is driven by a strong full-time workforce, though the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also high at 63.3%, though the unemployment rate of 5.8% is much higher than most areas.
66.9% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 17.2%, followed by retail trade at 8.1%. Mining and accommodation and food services each make up 7.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers and community and personal service workers are the most common roles, each at 15.5%. Professionals make up 14.8% of the workforce, while managers account for 12.1%.
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 Farley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11493/farley/topic/employment