4.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Springfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Springfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Springfield than in most similar areas, with 66.0% of adults active in the labour market. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%, though a smaller share of these workers are in full-time roles compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, though full-time employment at 53.0% is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
66.0% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 18.8%, followed by construction at 11.4% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 25.2%, while community and personal service workers make up 13.6% 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 Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13639/springfield/topic/employment