3.3% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woollahra · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Woollahra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Woollahra compared to the rest of the country. Professional roles dominate the local workforce, with a very high 64.5% of the population employed full-time. This creates a workforce that is more active and more likely to hold secure, full-time positions than the typical Australian area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.3%, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 5.1%. While full-time employment fell 4.0 points since 2011, the overall number of adults working or looking for work rose slightly to 64.1%.
64.1% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.5% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 68.5%
- 2016: 68.7%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the largest employer at 20.5%, followed by finance and insurance at 13.5%. Health care and social assistance also make up a significant share at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is heavily weighted toward high-level roles, with professionals making up 44.2% of jobs and managers accounting for 24.9%. Clerical and administrative positions are the next most common at 10.1%.
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 Woollahra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18500/woollahra/topic/employment