8.7% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greenfield Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Greenfield Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A struggling job market defines daily life in Greenfield Park, where only 40.2% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. With an unemployment rate of 8.7%, the area faces challenges much higher than those seen across most of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment levels are low here, with full-time work at 49%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58%. This lack of steady work is reflected in the unemployment rate, which is 8.7%—well above both the state and national figures.
40.2% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.0% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 12.5%. Retail trade follows closely at 11.5%, while construction and manufacturing each account for 9.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 14.5%. A significant portion of the community also works in blue-collar roles, with 12.8% as machinery operators and drivers and 12.5% as technicians and tradespeople.
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 Greenfield Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11767/greenfield-park/topic/employment