4.8% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mangerton · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong workforce defines Mangerton, where 62.9% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the New South Wales figure, though a third of the community works in professional roles. The area shows a diverse mix of employment across health and education.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 62.9% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 57.6%, which is about the same as the state figure.
4.8% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
62.9% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.7%, followed by education and training at 12.6%. Other common industries include professional and technical services, retail, and public administration.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 33.4%, while managers make up 15.8% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative staff, community service workers, and technicians also make up significant shares of the local jobs.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mangerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12478/mangerton/topic/employment