3.9% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Marsden Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Marsden Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Marsden Park than in most other areas, at 71.8%. This reflects a strong local workforce, where full-time employment is well above the national figure. The area's job market is active, with an unemployment rate of 3.9%, which is a little below the New South Wales average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 66.6%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58%. This strong employment trend is reflected in the 71.8% of adults who are working or looking for work, a rate far above both the state and national averages.
71.8% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 71.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.6% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.3%, followed by professional and technical services at 9.4%. Retail trade (9.3%), finance and insurance (8.5%), and transport and warehousing (8.3%) also employ significant numbers of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.5%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15.9%, managers at 12.3%, and machinery operators and drivers at 9.3%.
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 Marsden Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12515/marsden-park/topic/employment