3.7% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Waverley · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Waverley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost 69% of adults in Waverley are working or looking for work, which is far above the New South Wales figure. This high level of activity is backed by a strong presence of full-time employment and an unemployment rate of just 3.7%, which is lower than most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most areas at 64.7%, although this is 4.5 percentage points lower than in 2011. The local unemployment rate has remained steady since 2011 and sits a little below the national figure.
68.7% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 68.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.7% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical roles are the most common, making up 19.6% of the workforce. Finance and insurance (10.7%) and health care and social assistance (10.3%) are also prominent industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is heavily weighted toward high-level roles, with professionals making up 41.8% of occupants and managers accounting for another 22.1%. Clerical and administrative staff make up 9.6% 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 Waverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18050/waverley/topic/employment