2.5% ▼ -48.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
High Range · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in High Range
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 2.5% means most working-age residents in High Range have found a job. While fewer people here work full-time compared to the national figure, more adults are generally working or looking for work than in the rest of New South Wales.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure. However, full-time employment at 55.1% is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
62.1% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.1% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer at 13.6%, followed by professional services and health care, which both sit at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.4%, while professionals account for another 17.4% of the local 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 High Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11907/high-range/topic/employment