0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greendale · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of all working residents in Greendale are managers, making it a place with a highly influential workforce. While most areas see a mix of roles, this community is dominated by a few key industries and a small number of people without work.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 65.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Unemployment is non-existent at 0.0%, though full-time employment at 53.8% is well below the New South Wales average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
65.0% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer at 38.5%, followed by manufacturing at 15.4%. Other significant sectors include electricity, gas and water and education and training, which each account for 9.6% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are very common at 46.2%, far outweighing professionals at 13.5% and technicians or tradespeople at 11.5%. Sales workers and labourers each make up 5.8% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Greendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11764/greendale/topic/employment