5.0% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Minchinbury · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Minchinbury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Minchinbury sees a typical employment profile for its size, with 62.9% of adults working or looking for work. While the unemployment rate of 5.0% is higher than most similar areas, the number of people in full-time work remains steady and aligned with the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment sits at 58.7%, nearly identical to the state and national averages.
62.9% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.6%
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 12.0%, followed closely by retail trade at 11.2%. Transport and warehousing (9.5%), manufacturing (8.7%), and construction (7.7%) also employ a significant portion of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common at 17.8%, with professionals making up 17.4%. A large number of residents also work as machinery operators and drivers (14.5%) or in technicians and trades (12.0%).
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 Minchinbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12644/minchinbury/topic/employment