6.3% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Turrella · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Turrella
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up the biggest group of workers in Turrella, where about 26% of people hold these roles. While most adults are working or looking for work, the area has a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 58.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. However, the unemployment rate is 6.3%, which is a little above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
58.3% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The main industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 10.9%, followed by construction at 10.6% and transport and warehousing at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of professionals, clerical and administrative roles are the next most common, making up 14.9% of occupations. Managers and technicians or trades people each account for around 11% 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 Turrella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14000/turrella/topic/employment