3.2% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warringah · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Warringah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 66.3% of adults in Warringah are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. This high level of activity is matched by a very strong job market, where unemployment is among the lowest for similar areas at just 3.2%. Overall, the region is a hub for high-skilled workers across professional and technical fields.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the number of adults working or looking for work is well above the New South Wales figure, full-time employment has fallen 5.9 percentage points since 2011 to 58.1%. This is now about the same as the state and national averages.
66.3% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by professional and technical services at 13.0%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 12.3%. Construction, retail, and education also make up significant portions of the industry mix.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
High-level roles are common here, with professionals making up 28.9% of the workforce and managers accounting for 19.5%. Clerical, administrative, and trade roles follow as the next most common occupations.
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 Warringah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12203/warringah/topic/employment