4.3% ▲ +53.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Firefly · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Firefly
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few residents are in the workforce in Firefly, with only 54% of adults working or looking for work. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The area sees a diverse mix of employment, though full-time work is much less common here than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.9% of people have full-time jobs, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58%. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures, though this is higher than most similar areas.
54.0% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.9% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 14.9%. Agriculture, construction, and retail trade each account for 13.2% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most frequent occupation at 19.3%. Managers follow at 17.5%, while technicians, trades, and labourers each make up 15.8% 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 Firefly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11524/firefly/topic/employment