3.0% ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oakdale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Oakdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Oakdale have shifted over the last decade, though the local workforce remains active. More adults are working or looking for work here than in the state average, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 62.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, full-time employment is well below the national average, with only 54.6% of the workforce in full-time roles.
62.3% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 20.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.8%. Other notable sectors include retail trade at 9.0% and education and training at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.0%. This is followed by clerical and administrative staff at 13.2% and managers at 12.8%.
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 Oakdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13065/oakdale/topic/employment