Surry Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Surry Hills

Name: Jobs & Industry in Surry Hills — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

Far more adults are working or looking for work in Surry Hills than in most similar areas. This professional hub sees 70.9% of its adult population in the labour force, with a very high proportion of those in full-time roles. The area is defined by a strong concentration of high-skilled professional and managerial workers.

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📍 Surry Hills, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is far above the state and national figures at 70.5%, although this has fallen 5.5 points since 2011. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as the national figure and has barely changed over the last decade.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 22.1%, followed by finance and insurance at 11.0%. Other major sectors include health care and social assistance at 9.2%, and accommodation and food services at 7.0%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Surry Hills — Professional & technical leads at 23%, ahead of Finance & insurance (12%) and Health care & social assistance (10%).

Professional & technical 22.1% Finance & insurance 11.0% Health care & social assistance 9.2% Accommodation & food 7.0% Retail trade 6.5% Education & training 6.3% Public administration & safety 5.3% Media & telecommunications 5.1% Administrative & support 4.2% Construction 3.2%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The workforce is dominated by professionals, who make up 45.9% of the population, and managers at 20.2%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 9.4%, while community and personal service workers make up 6.2%.

Occupations people work in

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In Surry Hills, the largest group is Professionals at 47%, followed by Managers (21%) and Clerical & administrative (10%).

Professionals 45.9% Managers 20.2% Clerical & administrative 9.4% Community & personal service 6.2% Technicians & trades 5.7% Sales workers 5.7% Labourers 3.5% Machinery operators & drivers 1.5%

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 Surry Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031336/surry-hills/topic/employment

Surry Hills	4.7%
2010, NSW	4.6%
New South Wales	4.9%
Australia	5.1%

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