7.8% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mays Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mays Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of working adults defines the daily life of Mays Hill, where 66.6% of adults are employed or seeking a job. While full-time work is very common, this is alongside an unemployment rate of 7.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is strong at 65.0%, well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the unemployment rate is a little above both the state (4.9%) and national (5.1%) figures.
66.6% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.0% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 68.0%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with professional and technical services being the most common industry at 16.5%. Health care and social assistance follow at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation here, making up 34.2% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative positions account for 12.7%, while managers make up 10.9%.
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 Mays Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12548/mays-hill/topic/employment