5.7% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Montefiores · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is far more common in Montefiores than in the rest of the country, with 68.9% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is significantly higher than the national figure of 58.9%. While most adults are in work or seeking it, the area faces an unemployment rate of 5.7%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is nearly identical to the Australian average. While full-time work is very common, the 5.7% unemployment rate is slightly higher than the New South Wales figure of 4.9%.
5.7% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
61.1% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.9% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry for local workers at 15.2%, followed by education and training at 13.4% and health care and social assistance at 10.6%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split evenly between technicians and trades and community and personal service workers, both at 15.5%. Clerical and administrative roles make up another 15.2% of local jobs.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Montefiores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12696/montefiores/topic/employment