3.7% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
McLeans Ridges · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in McLeans Ridges
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong 65.2% of adults in McLeans Ridges are working or looking for work, which is well above both the state and national figures. While the local unemployment rate is a little below the national average at 3.7%, the area sees a lower share of full-time employment than most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults here are in the workforce compared to the typical Australian area. However, full-time employment is only 54.2%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58%.
65.2% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 24.8%, followed by education and training at 11.8%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also make up a notable 9.2% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 30.9%, with managers making up another 16.3%. Community and personal service workers account for 11.3% of the local workforce.
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 McLeans Ridges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12555/mcleans-ridges/topic/employment