75.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The Meadows · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 16 point gap separates The Meadows from the state average when it comes to employment. Three quarters of adults here are working or looking for work, making this area far more active in the job market than most other places in Australia.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 75% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7% and the national figure of 61.1%.
75.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 40%, ahead of Transport & warehousing (20%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Community & personal service at 33%, ahead of Machinery operators & drivers (33%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in The Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13846/the-meadows/topic/employment