3.6% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jordan Springs · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 76% of adults in Jordan Springs are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This high level of employment is driven by a strong full-time workforce, with 62.8% of residents in full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the New South Wales average, and the unemployment rate of 3.6% is a little below the state and national figures. This places the area among the highest for workforce participation at this level.
3.6% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
76.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.8% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.1%, followed by retail trade at 10% and construction at 9.7%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.6%, while 15.6% hold clerical and administrative roles and 13% are managers.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Jordan Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12050/jordan-springs/topic/employment