5.0% ▼ -39.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Red Head · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Red Head
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Red Head, where 21.3% of workers are in this field. Far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state, with only 45.9% in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much less common here than in most areas, at 45.9%, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the New South Wales average at 50.5%.
45.9% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.5% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, people in Red Head commonly work in education and training (15%) and retail trade (12%). Public administration and safety (11.6%) and construction (10%) are also key industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.6%. Other common roles include managers (14.6%), community and personal service workers (13%), and technicians or tradespeople (12.6%).
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 Red Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13342/red-head/topic/employment