4.6% ▼ -32.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Repton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Repton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the local workforce is evident in Repton, where full-time employment has fallen far below the national figure. While about 58.7% of adults are working or looking for work, fewer people are in permanent full-time roles compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is quite low at 48%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58%. The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is higher than most similar areas.
58.7% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.0% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.8%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main industry for 22.7% of the workforce, followed by education and training at 13.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of workers are professionals, while technicians and trades people make up 14.5% of the local 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 Repton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13366/repton/topic/employment