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Twelve Mile Creek · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Twelve Mile Creek

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A very high unemployment rate of 17.6% marks the current job market in Twelve Mile Creek. This is far above the national figure and reflects a workforce that is struggling compared to most other areas. Only 38.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is among the lowest levels across the country.

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📍 Twelve Mile Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Twelve Mile Creek sits — Unemployment rate

17.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Twelve Mile Creek — higher than 99% of areas.

Twelve Mile Creek17.6%
2324, NSW 6.1%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average, with only 51.1% of the workforce in full-time roles.

Unemployment rate

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17.6% —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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38.3% —

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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51.1% —

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 20%, followed by education and training at 13.3%. Other common sectors include wholesale trade, retail trade, and health care, each employing 8.9% of people.

Industries people work in

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In Twelve Mile Creek, the largest group is Construction at 27%, followed by Education & training (18%) and Wholesale trade (12%).

Construction 20.0% Education & training 13.3% Wholesale trade 8.9% Retail trade 8.9% Health care & social assistance 8.9% Transport & warehousing 6.7% Administrative & support 6.7%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

About a quarter of workers are in clerical and administrative roles. Managers, technicians and trades people each make up 20% of the workforce, while 17.8% are labourers.

Occupations people work in

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Twelve Mile Creek splits fairly evenly between Clerical & administrative (25%) and Managers (20%), with Technicians & trades at 20%.

Clerical & administrative 24.4% Managers 20.0% Technicians & trades 20.0% Labourers 17.8% Community & personal service 15.6%

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 Twelve Mile Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14006/twelve-mile-creek/topic/employment