3.0% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Abernethy · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Abernethy
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of adults in Abernethy are working or looking for work, reaching 67.5%. This is well above the national figure, though the proportion of people in full-time roles has fallen by 13 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 67.5% of adults are in the workforce, full-time employment is well below the New South Wales average at 55.0%. The unemployment rate is much lower than most areas, sitting at 3.0%.
67.5% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with manufacturing and health care and social assistance both accounting for 11.5% of jobs. Construction and retail trade each make up 9.2%, followed by mining at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common group at 16.8%. Other typical roles include machinery operators and drivers at 14.5%, and community and personal service workers at 13.7%.
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 Abernethy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122001/abernethy/topic/employment