1.4% ▼ -59.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 1.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Northwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Northwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.4% defines the workforce in Northwood, which is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. Most of the local workforce is employed in high-skill professional and managerial roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment sits at 57.9%, roughly the same as the state average.
59.9% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry here at 19.0%, followed closely by finance and insurance at 16.4% and health care and social assistance at 16.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local job market is dominated by high-level roles, with professionals making up 47.2% of workers and managers accounting for another 23.8%.
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 Northwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13034/northwood/topic/employment