0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Harolds Cross · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate defines the local workforce in Harolds Cross. Most adults here are in steady work, with a very high proportion of people employed full-time compared to the rest of the country.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This strong participation is seen in the 64.6% who have full-time jobs, a result much higher than most similar areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
67.6% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.6% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in the area is spread across several fields, with public administration and safety being the most common at 25.0%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing follow at 18.8%, while construction and media and telecommunications both account for 10.4%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most frequent occupation at 22.9%. Professionals make up 16.7% of the workforce, followed by managers at 12.5% and sales workers at 8.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Harolds Cross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11862/harolds-cross/topic/employment