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Liverpool · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Liverpool

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

Health care and social assistance is the top employer in Liverpool, where 14.8% of workers find employment. The area faces significant job challenges, with a typical unemployment rate of 8.6% that is well above the national figure. Fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.

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📍 Liverpool, State Electorate

Where Liverpool sits — Unemployment rate

8.6% ▲ +35.3%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Liverpool — higher than 89% of areas.

Liverpool8.6%
Greater Sydney 5.1%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 47.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has dropped 13 points since 2011, while unemployment has risen to 8.6%, a rate well above the New South Wales figure.

Unemployment rate

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8.6% ▲ +35.3%

Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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47.6% ▼ -22.0%

Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.

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

Employed full-time

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53.1% ▼ -19.5%

Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance leads the local workforce at 14.8%, followed by retail trade at 11%. Other common industries include manufacturing at 9.4%, transport and warehousing at 8.7%, and construction at 8.1%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up 17.5% of the workforce, with clerical and administrative roles following at 14.8%. Other common jobs include machinery operators and drivers at 13.1%, technicians and trades at 12.2%, and labourers at 11.5%.

Occupations people work in

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Liverpool splits fairly evenly between Professionals (18%) and Clerical & administrative (15%), with Machinery operators & drivers at 13%.

Professionals 17.5% Clerical & administrative 14.8% Machinery operators & drivers 13.1% Technicians & trades 12.2% Labourers 11.5% Community & personal service 11.2% Managers 8.6% Sales workers 8.5%

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 Liverpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10046/liverpool/topic/employment