10.2% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Liverpool · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Liverpool
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Liverpool compared to most similar areas. Only 44.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure. This gap is reflected in the local unemployment rate, which is among the highest at this level at 10.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 10.2%, well above the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Full-time employment is also well below the state and national averages, with 54.2% of the workforce in full-time roles.
44.9% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Liverpool, making up 18.7% of jobs. Retail trade (10.5%) and transport and warehousing (8.6%) are also key industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common occupation at 19.7%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative work (13.6%), community and personal services (13.4%), and machinery operators and drivers (12.2%).
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 Liverpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12370/liverpool/topic/employment