6.0% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fassifern · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fassifern
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are out of work in Fassifern than in most similar areas, with an unemployment rate of 6.0%. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 4.9%. While many residents find work in healthcare or construction, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 61.1% national figure. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas at 55.4%.
55.5% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.6%, followed by construction at 14.9%. Accommodation and food services also make up a significant slice of the local workforce at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople are the most common workers at 23.0%. Community and personal service roles follow at 17.5%, with professionals making up 14.1% of the 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 Fassifern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11498/fassifern/topic/employment