3.8% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leichhardt · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Leichhardt
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Leichhardt compared to the rest of the state. This workforce is notably stable, with full-time employment rates well above the national figure and an unemployment rate lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 71.8% of adults are in the workforce, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also very high at 66.3%, while the unemployment rate is just 3.8%, a little below the national average.
71.8% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.3% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
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 education and training at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily skewed toward high-level roles, with professionals making up 42% of occupations and managers accounting for 21.5%. Clerical and administrative staff follow at 10.7%.
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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120021675/leichhardt/topic/employment