4.1% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Turramurra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
High-level professional work defines daily life in Turramurra, where over 40% of workers are professionals. The area has a very stable employment landscape, with full-time work rates and unemployment figures that have barely changed over the last decade.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas. The unemployment rate is 4.1%, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
4.1% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
58.9% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 17.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.0%. Education, training, finance, and insurance also make up large shares of the local workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is heavily weighted toward high-level roles, with professionals making up 40.9% of workers and managers accounting for 22.6%. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 12.8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Turramurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121031411/turramurra/topic/employment