4.3% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Randwick · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Randwick
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up 37.1% of the workforce in Randwick, the largest occupational group in the area. This is a highly active job market where more adults are working or looking for work than in most other similar areas. While full-time roles have dipped since 2011, the overall employment rate remains strong.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than in most other areas. Full-time employment is also well above the state figure at 61.8%, though this has fallen 4.7 percentage points since 2011. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is about the same as the national figure.
63.5% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 13.8%, closely followed by professional and technical services at 13.7%. Other major sectors include education and training at 10.9%, construction at 8.2%, and finance and insurance at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by professionals at 37.1% and managers at 17.7%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 12.1%, while technicians and trades make up 9.0% and community and personal service workers represent 8.3% of the population.
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 Randwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16550/randwick/topic/employment