5.7% ▲ +237.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Otford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Otford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Otford than in most other areas, with 68.4% of adults active in the labour force. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While participation is high, the area's unemployment rate of 5.7% is much higher than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 57.9%, which is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures. However, the unemployment rate of 5.7% is much higher than in most similar areas.
68.4% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.5%
- 2016: 71.0%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors in Otford are professional and technical services at 14.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.4% and education and training at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 34.0%, while managers make up 17.2% of the local workforce. Technicians and tradespeople account for 12.0% of jobs.
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 Otford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13112/otford/topic/employment