3.4% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gladesville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gladesville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is very common in Gladesville, where 64.6% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This high level of employment is a standout feature for the area, with a significantly larger proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The unemployment rate is 3.4%, a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
67.6% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.6% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, led by professional and technical services at 13.7% and health care and social assistance at 12.6%. Education and training, finance, and retail trade also make up significant portions of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 35.2%, followed by managers at 21.6%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 13.9%, while technicians and trades represent 8.4% 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 Gladesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11642/gladesville/topic/employment