5.1% —
Higher than 55% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bennelong · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Bennelong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of residents in Bennelong are in full-time work, with 61.1% of the population employed in such roles. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. The local workforce is active and skewed toward high-skill professional roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most areas and above the national figure. While unemployment has fallen to 5.1% since 2016, the share of full-time employment has dropped by 4.5 percentage points over the same period.
63.0% —
Higher than 66% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.1% —
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry for locals at 14.1%. Health care and social assistance follow closely at 13.4%, while education and training employ 9.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 37.8% of all jobs. This high level of professional employment is consistent with the industry data, while managers account for another 15.5% of the local workforce.
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 Bennelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED103/bennelong/topic/employment