8.2% ▲ +155.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 8.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glenridding · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glenridding
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate than the national figure marks the job market in Glenridding, where 8.2% of the workforce is out of a job. While full-time work is common, the area struggles with a lower share of adults working or looking for work compared to most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is strong at 63.1%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. However, only 54.0% of adults are working or looking for work, a result that is well below both the state and national figures.
54.0% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.1% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.3%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry here, employing 26.1% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.7%, and construction at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily skewed toward manual roles, with machinery operators and drivers making up 25.2% of jobs. Technicians, trades, and labourers each account for 16.2% of occupations.
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 Glenridding [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11680/glenridding/topic/employment