8.4% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 8.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greenacre · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Greenacre
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Greenacre compared to the rest of the country. Only 42.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is paired with an unemployment rate of 8.4%, well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The typical work pattern is less stable here, with full-time employment at 47.1%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58%. This contributes to an unemployment rate of 8.4%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
42.2% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.1% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 47.1%
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 13.2%, followed by retail trade at 11.6%. Other common fields include construction, education, and transport.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 22.5%. Clerical and administrative jobs make up 16.3% of the workforce, while managers account for 12.1%.
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 Greenacre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11763/greenacre/topic/employment