3.9% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working rates in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters are among the highest of any similar area. A huge 72.5% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This high level of employment is led by a strong proportion of full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the New South Wales figure at 65.4%, though this fell 4.6 points since 2011. The unemployment rate is lower than most areas at 3.9%, which is a little below the Australian average.
3.9% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
72.5% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.4% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 14.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11% and education and training at 9.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 36.4%, which helps explain the high share of professional and technical industry work. Managers make up another 18.9% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117021328/sydenham-tempe-st-peters/topic/employment