Leichhardt · Sub-region (SA3)

Jobs & Industry in Leichhardt

Name: Jobs & Industry in Leichhardt — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

Professional roles dominate the workforce in Leichhardt, where 42.7% of workers are employed as professionals. This highly skilled population contributes to a very strong employment rate, with nearly 70% of adults working or looking for work. The area is characterised by high employment and a workforce largely concentrated in corporate and technical fields.

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📍 Leichhardt, Sub-region (SA3)

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 70% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also well above the national average at 66.8%, while the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at 3.8%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries for locals are professional and technical services at 18.0%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.7% and finance and insurance at 10.2%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Leichhardt — Professional & technical leads at 19%, ahead of Health care & social assistance (12%) and Finance & insurance (11%).

Professional & technical 18.0% Health care & social assistance 11.7% Finance & insurance 10.2% Education & training 9.7% Retail trade 6.3% Construction 5.9% Public administration & safety 5.7% Media & telecommunications 5.1% Accommodation & food 4.1% Manufacturing 3.0%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The workforce is heavily weighted toward high-skill roles, with 42.7% of people working as professionals and 23.8% as managers. Clerical and administrative roles make up 10.6% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Leichhardt, the largest group is Professionals at 43%, followed by Managers (24%) and Clerical & administrative (11%).

Professionals 42.7% Managers 23.8% Clerical & administrative 10.6% Sales workers 6.0% Technicians & trades 6.0% Community & personal service 6.0% Labourers 2.3% Machinery operators & drivers 1.3%

Sources

Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12002/leichhardt/topic/employment

Leichhardt	3.8%
Greater Sydney	5.1%
New South Wales	4.9%
Australia	5.1%

Where Leichhardt sits — Unemployment rate