2.5% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
White Rock · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in White Rock
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in White Rock compared to the state average. This small community has a very strong employment record, with a typical unemployment rate of just 2.5%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62% of adults are in the workforce, which is well above the New South Wales average of 58.7%. Full-time employment sits at 59.2%, a little above the state figure.
62.0% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are education and training at 14.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.6%. Other notable sectors include construction and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.6%, with managers accounting for another 17.2%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common, representing 14.4% of occupations.
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 White Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14292/white-rock/topic/employment