4.3% —
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Inner West · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Inner West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in the Inner West than in most similar areas. This is a high-employment region where a huge proportion of the workforce holds professional roles. The local job market is notably strong, with a typical resident much more likely to be employed full-time than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 68.4% of adults active in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also high at 64.2%, though this fell 3.9 percentage points since 2016.
68.4% —
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.2% —
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 15.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.5% and education and training at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is heavily concentrated in high-skill roles, with professionals making up 41% of all occupations and managers accounting for another 18.7%.
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 Inner West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14170/inner-west/topic/employment