North Sydney · Council (LGA)

Jobs & Industry in North Sydney

Name: Jobs & Industry in North Sydney — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A far higher proportion of residents are in full-time work in North Sydney than in most other areas. This professional hub sees 70.9% of the workforce employed full-time, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. The area has a very high rate of employment and a low unemployment rate of 3.5%.

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📍 North Sydney, Council (LGA)

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Adults working or looking for work make up 70.9% of the population, which is among the highest levels seen in similar areas. While the unemployment rate has stayed steady since 2011, full-time employment fell by 3.7 percentage points over the last decade.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local economy is dominated by high-skill sectors, with professional and technical services making up 21.5% of jobs. Finance and insurance follow at 13.3%, while health care and social assistance account for 11.3%.

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No single group dominates in North Sydney — Professional & technical leads at 22%, ahead of Finance & insurance (14%) and Health care & social assistance (12%).

Professional & technical 21.5% Finance & insurance 13.3% Health care & social assistance 11.3% Education & training 7.6% Retail trade 5.6% Public administration & safety 5.0% Construction 4.3% Media & telecommunications 4.2% Accommodation & food 4.2% Administrative & support 3.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are very common here, making up 45.3% of all jobs. Managers account for another 22.8%, meaning over two-thirds of the workforce occupy high-level professional or managerial positions.

Occupations people work in

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In North Sydney, the largest group is Professionals at 46%, followed by Managers (23%) and Clerical & administrative (12%).

Professionals 45.3% Managers 22.8% Clerical & administrative 11.7% Sales workers 5.6% Community & personal service 5.3% Technicians & trades 4.9% Labourers 1.9% Machinery operators & drivers 0.9%

Sources

Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in North Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15950/north-sydney/topic/employment

North Sydney	3.5%
Greater Sydney	5.1%
New South Wales	4.9%
Australia	5.1%

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