6.7% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Strathfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Strathfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Strathfield have shifted over the last decade, with more people now working or seeking work than in previous censuses. While 62.2% of adults are active in the labour market, the area has a notably high unemployment rate of 6.7% compared to the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here (62.2%) than in the state or nationwide. However, the area has a much higher unemployment rate than most similar places, and full-time employment at 51.1% is well below the national figure of 58.9%.
62.2% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employer in Strathfield is health care and social assistance, where 19.0% of the workforce is employed. Other common industries include professional and technical services (10.9%) and retail trade (10.1%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 32.9% of workers. Managers make up 12.4% of the workforce, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 11.8%.
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 Strathfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13690/strathfield/topic/employment