8.1% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Homebush West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Homebush West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Homebush West than in most similar areas. While 65.7% of adults are active in the labour force, the area also faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 8.1%. This is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work compared to the national figure of 61.1%. However, unemployment is much higher than most areas, sitting at 8.1%, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 4.9%.
65.7% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.4%, followed by retail trade at 12.5% and professional and technical services at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.5%. Other common roles include labourers at 12.4% and clerical and administrative staff at 11.7%.
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11937/homebush-west/topic/employment