3.1% ▲ —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Minto Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Minto Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 51.3% of adults in Minto Heights are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. This reflects a local workforce that is much smaller than in most similar areas. While few adults are in the workforce, those who are tend to find jobs, with an unemployment rate of 3.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of people employed full-time is 54.9%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. This low level of employment is consistent with the area's overall low rate of adults working or looking for work.
51.3% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer at 15.0%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 14.4%. Transport and warehousing also make up a significant slice of the local workforce at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and technicians or trades are the most common roles, each making up 18.3% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative staff follow at 17.0%, with managers accounting for 15.0% of jobs.
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 Minto Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12654/minto-heights/topic/employment