11.4% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Upper Burringbar · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Upper Burringbar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Upper Burringbar, where 24.1% of employees work in this sector. This is a small community where fewer adults are in the workforce compared to the rest of the state, and those who are working often face higher unemployment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 11.4%, well above both the state and national figures, and full-time employment is far below the New South Wales average.
51.8% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.9%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.7% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, agriculture, forestry and fishing is a major employer for 22.4% of the workforce. Other significant industries include retail trade at 12.9% and accommodation and food services at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.7%, followed by managers at 17.2% and professionals at 16.4%. Community and personal service workers and technicians and trades also make up a significant part of the local 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 Upper Burringbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14033/upper-burringbar/topic/employment