4.0% ▲ —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oxford Falls · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Oxford Falls
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional and technical roles are the most common industry for workers in Oxford Falls. The area has a very small workforce, with only 29.8% of adults working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 29.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also far below the national average at 42.9%, though the unemployment rate is 4.0%, slightly lower than the Australian figure.
29.8% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.9% ▼ -32.5%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest industries for residents are professional and technical services at 22.1%, followed by retail trade at 13% and education and training at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of workers are professionals (24.7%), while technicians and trades people make up 15.6% of the local workforce. Managers, sales workers, and labourers follow at 14.3%, 10.4% and 9.1% respectively.
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 Oxford Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13117/oxford-falls/topic/employment