8.9% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North St Marys · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in North St Marys
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 17 percentage points separates the proportion of adults working or looking for work in North St Marys from the national figure. Only 44.3% of adults are in the labour force, a figure far below both the state and the rest of Australia. This struggle for employment is reflected in a high unemployment rate of 8.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 8.9%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment for the area is a little below the New South Wales average at 56.2%.
44.3% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.2% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 56.2%
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 for workers here at 12.2%, followed by retail trade at 10.6% and construction at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 18.8%, with labourers accounting for another 14.4% of roles.
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 North St Marys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13017/north-st-marys/topic/employment