4.4% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Marrickville - Sydenham - Petersham · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Marrickville - Sydenham - Petersham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles dominate the workforce in Marrickville - Sydenham - Petersham, where 40.7% of workers are professionals. This area has a very high proportion of people working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. Most residents hold secure, full-time positions, and the local unemployment rate has fallen over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, at 68.8%. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also high at 64.1%, though this has fallen 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
68.8% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.1% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 15.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12% and education and training at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 40.7%, while managers make up 17% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative workers account for 12% of the local jobs.
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 Marrickville - Sydenham - Petersham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11702/marrickville-sydenham-petersham/topic/employment