3.2% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woollahra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Woollahra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional careers dominate daily life in Woollahra, where a huge 65.6% of the workforce is employed full-time. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%. The area has a very stable job market, with an unemployment rate of just 3.2% that is much lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 63.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Australian average. While full-time employment is high, this figure fell 3.8 points since 2011.
63.3% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.6% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.5%
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Woollahra is concentrated in high-skill sectors, with professional and technical services making up 22.2% of jobs, followed by finance and insurance at 14.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily skewed toward high-level roles, as professionals and managers make up nearly three-quarters of all occupations.
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/sa2/118011347/woollahra/topic/employment