5.9% ▼ -33.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Narrawallee · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Narrawallee
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Narrawallee compared to most similar areas. Only 48.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure. This low employment rate is paired with an unemployment rate of 5.9%, which is much higher than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is quite low here at 48.9%, well below the New South Wales figure of 58%. This contributed to the area's overall low workforce participation, which sits 12 points below the Australian average.
48.8% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.0%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.9% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.4%, followed by construction at 14% and accommodation and food services at 12.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%, while technicians and trades workers follow at 16.6%. Community and personal service roles account for another 13.5% of occupations.
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 Narrawallee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12918/narrawallee/topic/employment