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Sydney - Northern Beaches · Region (SA4)

Jobs & Industry in Sydney - Northern Beaches

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

Full-time employment has fallen by 5.2 percentage points since 2011 in Sydney - Northern Beaches, where 58% of the workforce now holds a full-time role. Despite this shift, the area remains a strong economic hub with a very high percentage of adults working or looking for work.

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📍 Sydney - Northern Beaches, Region (SA4)

Where Sydney - Northern Beaches sits — Unemployment rate

3.2% ▼ -8.5%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Sydney - Northern Beaches — lower than 98% of areas.

Sydney - Northern Beaches3.2%
Greater Sydney 5.1%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

A high 65.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.2%, which is a little below the state and national figures.

Unemployment rate

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3.2% ▼ -8.5%

Lower than 98% of region (sa4) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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65.5% ▼ -1.0%

Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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58.0% ▼ -8.2%

Lower than 57% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Professional and technical services are the most common industry for local workers at 14.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.8%. Construction and education also employ large numbers of residents.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The workforce is heavily weighted toward high-level roles, with professionals making up 30.5% of workers and managers accounting for 20.9%. Clerical and administrative staff represent the next largest group at 12%.

Occupations people work in

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In Sydney - Northern Beaches, the largest group is Professionals at 31%, followed by Managers (21%) and Clerical & administrative (12%).

Professionals 30.5% Managers 20.9% Clerical & administrative 12.0% Technicians & trades 10.8% Community & personal service 8.8% Sales workers 8.1% Labourers 4.7% Machinery operators & drivers 2.8%

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 - Northern Beaches [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/122/sydney-northern-beaches/topic/employment