5.5% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sydney Inner City · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Sydney Inner City
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of professional employment defines daily life in Sydney Inner City, where 69% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. While more people are active in the workforce, the share of those in full-time roles has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 65.4%, though this is 6.8 points lower than in 2011. The unemployment rate is 5.5%, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
69.0% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 69.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.4% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 72.2%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 18.8%, followed by finance and insurance at 10%. Health care and social assistance also make up a large part of the local economy at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 41.7% of jobs. Managers account for another 18.6%, while clerical and administrative workers represent 10.6% of the workforce.
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 Sydney Inner City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11703/sydney-inner-city/topic/employment