52.2% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Maitland Bar · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Maitland Bar than in most similar areas. Only 52.2% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that sits well below both the state and national averages.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 52.2% of adults here are working or looking for work. This is much lower than most other areas, falling 6.5 percentage points below the New South Wales figure and 8.9 points below the Australian average.
52.2% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 0%, ahead of Mining (0%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 0%, ahead of Professionals (0%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Maitland Bar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12459/maitland-bar/topic/employment