0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Menangle Park · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Menangle Park compared to the rest of the country. Only 52.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who are employed face a very strong job market with a 0.0% unemployment rate.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 54.9%, which is well below both the New South Wales and national figures. This contributes to a total working or looking for work rate that is much lower than most similar areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
52.4% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with arts and recreation being the most common industry at 18.7%, followed by construction at 13.2%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers and labourers are the most common occupations, each making up 18.7% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Menangle Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12580/menangle-park/topic/employment