2.3% ▼ -32.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Razorback · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Razorback
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults in Razorback are working or looking for work compared to the national figure. While the area has a very low unemployment rate of 2.3%, full-time employment is well below the New South Wales average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 64.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the state figure of 58.7%. However, full-time employment at 52.5% is much lower than most areas.
64.1% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 52.5%
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 17.9%, followed by education and training at 9.8% and retail trade at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.3%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 16.8% 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 Razorback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13341/razorback/topic/employment