2.5% ▼ -38.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Oaks · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in The Oaks
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the biggest employer in The Oaks, where nearly one in five workers is employed in this sector. The area has a very strong connection to the workforce, with 66.8% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most other similar areas. While full-time employment at 55.0% is well below the New South Wales figure, the unemployment rate is a little below the state and national averages at 2.5%.
66.8% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.1%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 66.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by construction at 17.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.6% and education and training at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 18.1%, with professionals and managers both accounting for around 15% 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 The Oaks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13847/the-oaks/topic/employment