4.6% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Northmead · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Northmead
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A little more than 60% of adults in Northmead are working or looking for work, which is slightly above the New South Wales figure. The local workforce is notably steady, with full-time employment reaching 60.4%—a result higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is more common here than in most other areas, sitting at 60.4%. While 61% of adults are in the labour force, the unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the national figure.
61.0% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 60.4%
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 residents, employing 16.9% of the workforce, followed by education and training at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common in Northmead, accounting for 32.4% of jobs. Clerical and administrative work makes up another 15.9%, while managers make up 14.7%.
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 Northmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13033/northmead/topic/employment