6.0% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Macquarie Fields · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Macquarie Fields
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Macquarie Fields than they were in 2011. The share of people employed full-time has fallen by 5.4 percentage points over the last decade, while the unemployment rate has risen to 6.0%. This figure is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate of 6.0% is a little above the New South Wales average of 4.9%.
58.8% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 16.0%, followed by retail trade at 9.7% and transport and warehousing at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 22.0% of workers. Other frequent roles include clerical and administrative work at 15.2% and community and personal service at 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 Macquarie Fields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10048/macquarie-fields/topic/employment