10.0% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fairfield · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Fairfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 10% unemployment rate marks Fairfield as an area where job security is much lower than in other parts of the state. Only 38% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This reflects a challenging local job market where full-time employment has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work has fallen 14 points since 2011, leaving just 51% of the workforce in permanent full-time roles. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58%. The number of adults working or looking for work is also among the lowest for similar areas at 38%.
38.0% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.0% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 51.0%
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 here at 12.2%. Manufacturing and retail trade also employ a significant share of the local workforce, at 11.3% and 10.7% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.6%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.2%, while labourers and machinery operators each account for around 14% 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 Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10029/fairfield/topic/employment