3.4% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Haberfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Haberfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles dominate the workforce in Haberfield, where 37.3% of workers are employed as professionals. The area shows a strong employment profile with a low unemployment rate of 3.4%. Most residents are engaged in high-skill sectors like health, education, and technical services.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. The unemployment rate is 3.4%, a little below both the state and national figures.
60.7% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry at 15.9%. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 11.8%, and education and training at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional and managerial roles make up over half of all jobs, with professionals at 37.3% and managers at 19.7%. Clerical and administrative staff account for another 13.5% of the workforce.
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 Haberfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11835/haberfield/topic/employment