6.9% ▼ -28.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Girards Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Girards Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 6.9% marks the local job market in Girards Hill, which is a little above the national figure. While about 58.2% of adults are working or looking for work, the number of people in full-time roles is far below the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is much less common here than in most areas, with only 47.8% of residents employed full-time. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58%.
58.2% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.8% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer, making up 28.6% of jobs. Other common industries include retail trade at 11.1% and accommodation and food services at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.6%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.1% and labourers at 13.8%.
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 Girards Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11635/girards-hill/topic/employment