9.2% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Druitt · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Druitt
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas defines the job market in Mount Druitt. Only about half of adults, 51.3%, are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a challenging landscape where far fewer people are in full-time roles compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 9.2%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.9%. Only 54.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, a result that is well below both the state and national averages.
51.3% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 54.8%
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 15.5%, followed by retail trade at 11.8% and transport and warehousing at 10.3%. Manufacturing and construction also provide a significant number of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 17.0%. Professionals follow closely at 16.6%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 13.6% 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 Mount Druitt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12767/mount-druitt/topic/employment