7.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Farrants Hill · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Farrants Hill than in most other areas. Only 45.6% of the adult population is in the labour force, and the unemployment rate of 7.7% is a little above the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the New South Wales figure, with only 50% of residents in full-time roles. This is much lower than most similar areas.
7.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
45.6% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 28%, followed by education and training at 12% and administrative support at 10%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 34%, while technicians, trades, community services, and sales workers each account for 14% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Farrants Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11496/farrants-hill/topic/employment