5.0% ▼ -61.6%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Red Head · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Red Head
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Red Head compared to most similar areas. Only 45.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend is partly reflected in the fact that full-time employment has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of people working full-time is 50.5%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58%. While the number of adults working or looking for work rose slightly since 2011, the unemployment rate has fallen significantly from 13.1% to 5.0%.
45.9% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.5% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 50.5%
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 for local workers at 21.3%, followed by education and training at 15.0%. Other notable sectors include retail trade at 12.0% and public administration and safety at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of workers are professionals, making it the most common occupation in the area. Managers make up 14.6% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 13.0%.
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 Red Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121096/red-head/topic/employment