3.8% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Farmborough Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Farmborough Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Farmborough Heights than in most similar areas. This workforce is anchored by a strong presence in health and education, with 63.7% of adults active in the labour market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The adult working rate is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate of 3.8% is a little below both the state and national figures.
63.7% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 58.3%
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 here, employing 16.1% of the workforce. Education and training follow at 11.1%, while construction and retail trade both sit around 8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four residents works as a professional, making it the most common occupation at 25.3%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.2% and clerical or administrative work at 14.7%.
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 Farmborough Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11494/farmborough-heights/topic/employment