5.2% ▼ -33.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.2%
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.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Fairfield than in most similar areas. While 75% of adults are in the labour force, the unemployment rate of 5.2% is higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 75% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment at 56.4% is a little below the Australian average of 58.9%.
75.0% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.5%
- 2016: 70.1%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 56.4%
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 at 17.2%, followed by education and training at 13.9% and professional and technical services at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 39.3%, while managers account for 12.5% and clerical and administrative roles make up 11.4%.
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/SAL31014/fairfield/topic/employment