3.4% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay since 2011, with the share of full-time employees dropping by 3.0 percentage points. Despite this shift, the area remains a high-earning hub where a huge 65.9% of workers are managers or professionals.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is very low at 3.4%, which is much lower than most areas. However, the share of adults working or looking for work is 58.0%, a figure well below the national level of 61.1%.
3.4% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
58.0% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical roles are the most common industry here at 16.8%. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 12.3%, and finance and insurance at 11.6%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by high-level roles, with professionals making up 38.1% and managers 27.8% of all occupations. Clerical and administrative staff account for a smaller 11.1% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011346/rose-bay-vaucluse-watsons-bay/topic/employment