50.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Mayfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mayfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only half of adults in Mayfield are working or looking for work, a figure far lower than the national average. This low rate of employment activity defines the local workforce compared to other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 50.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7% and far below the Australian average of 61.1%.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Accommodation & food at 58%, ahead of Health care & social assistance (50%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Professionals at 25%, ahead of Labourers (25%).
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 Mayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12543/mayfield/topic/employment