4.0% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fairfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fairfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of adults in Fairfield are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a highly active local workforce where full-time employment is also more common than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the 61.1% national figure. Full-time work is slightly more common here than in Victoria, while the unemployment rate of 4.0% is a little below the state and national averages.
69.9% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.0%. Other major industries include professional and technical services at 14.2% and education and training at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by professionals, who make up 42.8% of roles. Managers account for another 16.1%, while clerical and administrative workers make up 11.2% 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 Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20901/fairfield/topic/employment