4.2% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warabrook · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Warabrook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Warabrook have shifted over the last decade, with a workforce that is now smaller than in most similar areas. Only 54.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 54.5%. While the number of people working or looking for work is lower than in most areas, the unemployment rate of 4.2% is about the same as the state and national figures.
54.8% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Warabrook, accounting for 22.8% of jobs. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.8% and education and training at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 25.4%. Community and personal service workers make up 13.6% of the workforce, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 12.8%.
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 Warabrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14158/warabrook/topic/employment