3.7% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Macquarie Hills · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Macquarie Hills
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Macquarie Hills compared to the rest of the country. Roughly 72.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is 11 percentage points above the national figure. This strong employment trend is supported by a high rate of full-time work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.8%. At the same time, the unemployment rate is 3.7%, which is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
72.1% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.8%
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here at 19.2%. Other common industries include construction at 9.7% and education and training at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 20.7%. Clerical and administrative workers make up 16.5% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 14.9%.
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 Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12443/macquarie-hills/topic/employment