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Gordon - Killara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Gordon - Killara

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

More people are in full-time work here than in most similar areas, with 60.2% of the population employed full-time. Gordon - Killara has a workforce heavily skewed toward professional roles and high-skill industries. This creates a stable employment profile where the unemployment rate sits at 4.7%, which is about the same as the national figure.

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📍 Gordon - Killara, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Gordon - Killara sits — Unemployment rate

4.7% ▼ -10.4%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Gordon - Killara — higher than 54% of areas.

Gordon - Killara4.7%
2071, NSW 4.6%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Around 60.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that rose 1.8 points since 2011. Full-time employment is a little above the state figure at 60.2%, though this fell slightly from 61.1% in 2011.

Unemployment rate

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4.7% ▼ -10.4%

Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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60.3% ▲ +3.0%

Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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60.2% ▼ -1.5%

Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Professional and technical services are the most common industry at 17.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.1%. Finance and insurance also make up a large slice of the local workforce at 11.9%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The area is dominated by high-level roles, with professionals making up 42.7% of workers and managers accounting for 20.4%. Clerical and administrative staff represent 12.6% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Gordon - Killara, the largest group is Professionals at 44%, followed by Managers (21%) and Clerical & administrative (13%).

Professionals 42.7% Managers 20.4% Clerical & administrative 12.6% Sales workers 7.3% Community & personal service 6.0% Technicians & trades 5.1% Labourers 2.6% Machinery operators & drivers 1.4%

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 Gordon - Killara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121031407/gordon-killara/topic/employment