4.3% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Niagara Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Niagara Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Niagara Park than in most similar areas. While 63.3% of adults are in the labour force, the proportion of people in full-time roles is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area's unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 53.2%, which is well below the New South Wales average of 58.0%.
63.3% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 53.2%
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 here at 16.5%. Construction and retail trade follow closely, each employing about 11% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.1%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.1%, and clerical or administrative workers at 11.8%.
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 Niagara Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12970/niagara-park/topic/employment