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City of Canterbury BankstownCommunity profile

City of Canterbury Bankstown

Employment status

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In 2021, 62,533 females who were living in City of Canterbury Bankstown were employed, of which 46.3% were working full time and 36.0% part time.

Employment Status is an important socio-economic indicator. Employment in Australia is generally the main way people earn an income and is an important determinant of participation in some parts of society.

Understanding the employment status of females and males can assist in looking at potential barriers to employment, such as child care and carer responsibilities, differing income levels and taxation. Typically, males show higher rates of employment participation than females in most areas, as females are more likely to take time out of the labour force for children and are more likely to return part-time afterwards.

Employment status information should be looked at in conjunction with Household Type, Occupation and Income topics.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'Last week did the person have a full time or part time job of any kind?'

Employment status
City of Canterbury Bankstown - Total females aged 15+20212016Change
Employment statusNumber%City of Canterbury Bankstown - Total population %Number%City of Canterbury Bankstown - Total population %2016 to 2021
Employed62,53393.792.860,97091.591.8+1,563
Employed full-time28,98443.447.131,54947.356.8-2,565
Employed part-time22,50133.727.625,73538.629.8-3,234
Employed, away from work11,04816.518.23,6865.55.1+7,362
Unemployed (Unemployment rate)4,2246.37.25,6818.58.2-1,457
Looking for full-time work1,9442.94.22,3443.54.4-400
Looking for part-time work2,2803.43.03,3375.03.9-1,057
Total Labour Force66,757100.0100.066,651100.0100.0+106
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Labour force status
City of Canterbury Bankstown - Total females aged 15+20212016Change
Labour force statusNumber%City of Canterbury Bankstown - Total population %Number%City of Canterbury Bankstown - Total population %2016 to 2021
Total labour force (Participation rate)66,75744.748.466,65147.754.7+106
Not in the labour force71,87848.144.264,65046.339.3+7,228
Labour force status not stated10,8447.37.48,3126.06.0+2,532
Total persons aged 15+149,479100.0100.0139,613100.0100.0+9,866
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

The size of City of Canterbury Bankstown's female labour force in 2021 was 66,757 persons, of which 22,501 were employed part-time and 28,984 were full time workers.

Analysis of the employment status of female (as a percentage of the labour force) in City of Canterbury Bankstown in 2021 compared to City of Canterbury Bankstown - Total population shows that there was a higher proportion in employment, and a lower proportion unemployed. Overall, 93.7% of the female labour force was employed, and 2.9% unemployed, compared with 92.8% and 4.2% respectively for City of Canterbury Bankstown - Total population.

Analysis of the female labour force participation rate of the population in City of Canterbury Bankstown in 2021 shows that there was a lower proportion in the labour force (44.7%) compared with City of Canterbury Bankstown - Total population (48.4%).

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of females employed in City of Canterbury Bankstown showed an increase of 1,563 females and the number unemployed showed a decrease of 400 females. In the same period, the number of females in the labour force showed an increase of 106 females, or 0.2%.

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