8.0% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Westmead · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Westmead
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Westmead compared to the state and national figures. This workforce is strongly geared towards professional roles and health services, though it also faces an unemployment rate of 8.0%, which is much higher than most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 66.4%. While 65.2% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is 8.0%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.9%.
65.2% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.4% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.2%
- 2016: 73.2%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for residents at 18.6%, followed closely by professional and technical services at 17.4%. Finance and insurance also make up a significant 9.6% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles dominate the local job market, making up 43.4% of all occupations. Clerical and administrative workers follow at 11.7%, while managers account for 9.6% 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 Westmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14278/westmead/topic/employment