56.3% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Marshdale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Marshdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Marshdale, where about 21% of the local workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a lower proportion of people working or looking for work than most other areas. This includes a smaller share of full-time employees compared to both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also low at 54.2%, sitting well below the New South Wales average of 58.0%.
54.2% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction leads the local workforce at 20.8%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing, retail trade, and education and training, which each employ 12.5% of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four workers is a technician or trades person, while professionals make up 20.8%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers and clerical and administrative staff, both at 12.5%.
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 Marshdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12518/marshdale/topic/employment