6.4% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Strathfield · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Strathfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up the largest slice of the workforce in Strathfield, where 32.2% of workers hold these roles. While a fair share of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is similar to the national figure. However, full-time employment has fallen 8.2 points since 2011 to 54.9%, a rate well below the national average. The unemployment rate is 6.4%, which is a little above the state and national figures.
61.0% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers in Strathfield are health care and social assistance at 15.0%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.4%. Retail trade, finance, insurance, accommodation and food also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Aside from the high number of professionals, 13.2% of workers are in clerical and administrative roles and 12.4% are managers. Other common jobs include community and personal service roles at 9.4% and technicians and trades at 9.3%.
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 Strathfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10077/strathfield/topic/employment