6.1% ▼ -45.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Heatherbrae · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Heatherbrae
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small portion of the adult population is in the workforce in Heatherbrae, where only 45.3% are working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, and those who are looking for jobs face a higher unemployment rate than most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 51.4%, while the unemployment rate of 6.1% is a little above the Australian figure.
45.3% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.4% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Heatherbrae is spread across several sectors, with construction and retail trade each employing 12.1% of the workforce. Accommodation and food services follow at 10.5%, while manufacturing and health care both sit at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers here at 21.9%. Clerical staff and machinery operators each make up 13.0% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 11.3% and professionals at 10.9%.
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 Heatherbrae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11891/heatherbrae/topic/employment