0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oswald · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Oswald
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Managers make up the largest professional group in Oswald, with 29.2% of the workforce in leadership roles. This small area is defined by a very high level of employment, where nearly three quarters of adults are working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 72.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This strong engagement is reflected in a 0.0% unemployment rate and a high proportion of full-time workers.
72.7% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 74.3%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with accommodation and food services being the most common at 16.7%, followed by manufacturing at 14.6% and retail trade at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of managers, technicians and tradespeople account for 20.8% of jobs. Professionals and community and personal service workers each make up 12.5% of the workforce.
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 Oswald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13111/oswald/topic/employment