2.6% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Robertson · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Robertson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of full-time workers than the state average marks the local workforce in Robertson. While 59.5% of adults are working or looking for work, the proportion of those in full-time roles is 50.7%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 2.6%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 5.1%. This low rate exists even though full-time employment is well below the New South Wales average.
59.5% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.7% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here at 12.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.4% and education and training at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 23%, while managers make up 17% and technicians and trades account for 16.6% 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 Robertson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13389/robertson/topic/employment