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Zara · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Zara

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

An unemployment rate of 10% puts Zara among the highest for similar areas. While a good number of residents hold full-time roles, the local job market faces significant challenges compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Zara, Suburb / Locality

Where Zara sits — Unemployment rate

10.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Zara — higher than 90% of areas.

Zara10.0%
2484, NSW 5.6%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 58% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is relatively strong at 60.6%, but the 10% unemployment rate is well above both the state and national figures.

Unemployment rate

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10.0% —

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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58.0% —

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Employed full-time

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60.6% —

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

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 local workers at 24.2%, followed by retail trade at 21.2%. Agriculture, construction, and food services each employ 12.1% of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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Zara splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (24%) and Retail trade (21%), with Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 12%.

Health care & social assistance 24.2% Retail trade 21.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 12.1% Construction 12.1% Accommodation & food 12.1% Administrative & support 9.1% Education & training 9.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Manager roles are the most frequent occupation here at 24.2%. Technicians and tradespeople make up 15.2% of workers, while clerical staff, sales workers, and labourers each account for 12.1%.

Occupations people work in

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In Zara, the largest group is Managers at 26%, followed by Technicians & trades (16%) and Clerical & administrative (13%).

Managers 24.2% Technicians & trades 15.2% Clerical & administrative 12.1% Sales workers 12.1% Labourers 12.1% Professionals 9.1% Machinery operators & drivers 9.1%

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 Zara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14541/zara/topic/employment