3.2% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oatley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Oatley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of professionals and managers drive the local economy in Oatley. The area is a strong employment hub where 60.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure slightly higher than the New South Wales average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment is steady here, with 56.5% of residents working full-time. The local unemployment rate is 3.2%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
60.8% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is led by professional and technical services at 13.5%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 13.2% and education at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 35.4% of workers, while managers make up 18.5% and clerical or administrative staff account for 15.2%.
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 Oatley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13075/oatley/topic/employment