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Merewether Heights · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Merewether Heights

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Merewether Heights, where 17.7% of people work in this field. This is a professional area where more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar places.

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📍 Merewether Heights, Suburb / Locality

Where Merewether Heights sits — Unemployment rate

4.1% ▼ -24.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Merewether Heights — higher than 58% of areas.

Merewether Heights4.1%
2291, NSW 3.3%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 66.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment stands at 59.4%, and the unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is about the same as the national figure.

Unemployment rate

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4.1% ▼ -24.2%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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66.1% ▲ +5.4%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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59.4% ▼ -0.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Aside from health care, the biggest employers are in education and training at 12.7%, and professional and technical services at 11.6%. Food, accommodation, and public administration each account for 7.7% of the workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 37.5%, followed by managers at 18.7%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 10.9%, while technicians, trades, and personal service workers each make up around 8%.

Occupations people work in

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In Merewether Heights, the largest group is Professionals at 38%, followed by Managers (19%) and Clerical & administrative (11%).

Professionals 37.5% Managers 18.7% Clerical & administrative 10.9% Technicians & trades 8.8% Community & personal service 8.4% Sales workers 7.3% Labourers 5.0% Machinery operators & drivers 2.6%

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 Merewether Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12585/merewether-heights/topic/employment