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Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North

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

Full-time employment has dropped by 3.2 percentage points since 2011 in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North, though the area remains a major employment hub. It is a highly active workforce where 68.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far above the New South Wales average.

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📍 Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North sits — Unemployment rate

4.3% ▼ -7.0%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North — lower than 58% of areas.

Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North4.3%
2067, NSW 5.4%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 65.1% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate sits at 4.3%, which is about the same as across Australia.

Unemployment rate

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4.3% ▼ -7.0%

Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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68.9% ▲ +0.3%

Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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65.1% ▼ -4.6%

Higher than 87% 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 concentrated in professional and technical services, where 18.4% of people work. Other major sectors include health care and social assistance at 13.2%, and finance and insurance at 10.2%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North — Professional & technical leads at 19%, ahead of Health care & social assistance (14%) and Finance & insurance (11%).

Professional & technical 18.4% Health care & social assistance 13.2% Finance & insurance 10.2% Education & training 8.2% Retail trade 7.0% Construction 5.2% Accommodation & food 5.0% Public administration & safety 4.8% Media & telecommunications 4.1% Wholesale trade 3.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common, making up 41.6% of jobs, followed by managers at 19.0%. Clerical and administrative positions account for another 12.1% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North, the largest group is Professionals at 42%, followed by Managers (19%) and Clerical & administrative (12%).

Professionals 41.6% Managers 19.0% Clerical & administrative 12.1% Technicians & trades 7.3% Community & personal service 6.7% Sales workers 6.3% Labourers 3.6% Machinery operators & drivers 1.9%

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 Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121011399/chatswood-lane-cove-north/topic/employment