7.8% ▼ -28.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Macquarie Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Macquarie Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional and technical roles dominate the workforce in Macquarie Park, where 17.4% of workers are employed in this field. This is a highly active employment hub, with a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than in most similar areas. While full-time employment is strong, the unemployment rate is also a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work here compared to most areas, at 68.8%. Full-time employment is also well above the national figure, though the unemployment rate of 7.8% is a little above the New South Wales average.
68.8% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is led by professional and technical services at 17.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.6% and retail trade at 10.2%. Education, training, finance and insurance also each employ around 8% of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group at 43.6% of workers. Managers and clerical or administrative staff each account for 12.6%, while sales workers and technicians or trades people make up 8.7% and 7.1% respectively.
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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12446/macquarie-park/topic/employment