7.1% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Strathcedar · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Strathcedar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure in Strathcedar, where 67.6% of the workforce holds a full-time role. While more adults are working or looking for work than in the typical New South Wales area, the local unemployment rate of 7.1% is also a little above the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is 7.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
62.7% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with retail trade and other services each accounting for 18.9% of jobs. Construction and real estate each make up 13.5%, while 10.8% of people work in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 29.7%, followed by sales workers at 24.3%. Labourers make up 18.9% of the workforce, while community and personal service and clerical roles each account for 16.2%.
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 Strathcedar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13688/strathcedar/topic/employment