8.0% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Guildford West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Guildford West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Guildford West than in most similar areas. Only 43.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure. This struggle is reflected in an unemployment rate of 8.0%, which is much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state and national figures, with only 51.5% of workers in these roles. This is much lower than most other areas, and the local unemployment rate of 8.0% is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.9%.
43.7% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.5% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.2%, followed by construction at 12.1% and retail trade at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 17.0%, followed closely by professionals at 16.9% and technicians and trades at 13.8%.
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 Guildford West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11797/guildford-west/topic/employment