3.0% ▼ -73.3%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Falls Creek · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Falls Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Falls Creek (L) (NSW), employing 23.1% of the local workforce. The area has seen a significant shift in employment, with the number of adults working or looking for work jumping 27 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A much higher proportion of adults here are working or looking for work compared to most areas, at 61.9%. This is alongside a low unemployment rate of 3%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 4.9%.
61.9% ▲ +78.4%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the main industries for residents include public administration and safety at 10.8%, and construction at 7.7%. Manufacturing and retail trade also employ 6.2% and 5.4% of the workforce respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 16.2%. Professionals and community and personal service workers both make up 15.4% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 14.6%.
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 Falls Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122057/falls-creek/topic/employment