6.4% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Homebush · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Homebush
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Homebush compared to the state and national figures. This active workforce is underpinned by a strong presence of professional roles, though the area also faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 68.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, the unemployment rate is 6.4%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1% and much higher than most areas.
68.6% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 13.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.6%. Finance and insurance also make up a significant share at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation, accounting for 34.8% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative staff make up 11.9%, while managers account for 10.6% of jobs.
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 Homebush [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11936/homebush/topic/employment