3.6% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Five Dock · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Five Dock
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Five Dock than in most similar areas. The local workforce is particularly strong, with 64.4% of adults active in the labour force. This high level of employment is mirrored by a strong preference for full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, at 64.4%, which is well above the 61.1% national figure. Full-time employment is also higher than most areas at 61.8%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.6%.
64.4% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 61.8%
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 for local workers at 13.1%. Other major employers include professional and technical services at 12.2% and education and training at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A third of the workforce are professionals, while 20.2% work as managers. Clerical and administrative roles make up another 13.9% of the local jobs.
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 Five Dock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11533/five-dock/topic/employment