1.4% ▼ -81.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Redbank · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Redbank
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A remarkably low unemployment rate of 1.4% defines the workforce in Redbank, which is well below the national figure. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in the state average, full-time employment is much lower than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, full-time employment is only 51.7%, sitting well below the national average of 58.9%.
62.9% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.7% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance at 16.7%, followed by construction at 12.3% and education and training at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 16.7%, with professionals, technicians and trades, and clerical and administrative roles each accounting for 15.3% 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 Redbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13349/redbank/topic/employment