9.1% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 9.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Macquarie Fields · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Macquarie Fields
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for those working in Macquarie Fields, where 16.2% of the workforce is employed in this sector. This area faces significant employment challenges, with an unemployment rate of 9.1% that is well above the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here compared to most areas, at 49.6%. This is far below the Australian average of 61.1%, and the proportion of full-time workers is also well below the state figure.
49.6% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
After health care, the most common industries for local workers are retail trade at 10.1%, manufacturing at 9.8%, and transport and warehousing at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.5% and community and personal service workers at 14%.
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 Macquarie Fields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12442/macquarie-fields/topic/employment