6.7% ▲ +118.7%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rylstone · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Rylstone
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 Rylstone (L) than in the rest of the country. Only 44.9% of adults are in the workforce, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap has widened over the last decade as the number of people employed full-time has fallen.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work fell by 18 points since 2011 to 44.9%. Full-time employment is also well below the New South Wales figure, while the unemployment rate has risen to 6.7%, which is a little above the national rate of 5.1%.
44.9% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for local workers at 16.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.8%. Other notable employers include accommodation and food (12.1%) and mining (9.8%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.3%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (14.3%), professionals (13.8%), and machinery operators and drivers (13.4%).
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 Rylstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121099/rylstone/topic/employment