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Potts Point - Woolloomooloo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo

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

A massive 71.5% of the workforce in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo is employed full-time, a figure far above the national average. This area has a very high number of people working or looking for work, though the unemployment rate is slightly higher than in most other areas.

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📍 Potts Point - Woolloomooloo, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Potts Point - Woolloomooloo sits — Unemployment rate

5.0% ▲ +9.8%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Potts Point - Woolloomooloo — higher than 60% of areas.

Potts Point - Woolloomooloo5.0%
2011, NSW 5.0%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Around 68.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is among the highest for any area at this level, even though it fell 5.8 percentage points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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5.0% ▲ +9.8%

Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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68.1% ▲ +1.6%

Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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71.5% ▼ -7.5%

Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is heavily concentrated in professional and technical services at 21.3%, followed by finance and insurance at 11.0%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance, and public administration and safety.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up 43.0% of workers, which helps explain the high number of professional and technical industry roles. Managers also represent a large share at 22.4%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 10.8%.

Occupations people work in

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In Potts Point - Woolloomooloo, the largest group is Professionals at 44%, followed by Managers (23%) and Clerical & administrative (11%).

Professionals 43.0% Managers 22.4% Clerical & administrative 10.8% Community & personal service 6.9% Technicians & trades 5.7% Sales workers 5.6% Labourers 2.7% Machinery operators & drivers 1.3%

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 Potts Point - Woolloomooloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031333/potts-point-woolloomooloo/topic/employment