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Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains · Region (SA4)

Jobs & Industry in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains

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

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains, with 13.8% of the workforce in this sector. This area has a strong employment rate, though the proportion of full-time workers has fallen significantly since 2011.

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Where Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains sits — Unemployment rate

4.3% ▼ -19.4%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains — lower than 70% of areas.

Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains4.3%
Greater Sydney 5.1%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 61.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most areas. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, slightly lower than the figures for New South Wales and Australia.

Unemployment rate

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4.3% ▼ -19.4%

Lower than 70% of region (sa4) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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61.4% ▼ -5.1%

Higher than 63% of region (sa4) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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57.4% ▼ -12.1%

Lower than 61% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Beyond health care, construction is a major employer at 11.5%, followed by education and training at 9.8%. Retail trade and public administration also make up significant shares of the local workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals are the most common occupation group at 19.9%, while 15.1% of people work in clerical and administrative roles. Technicians and tradespeople make up another large group at 14.0%.

Occupations people work in

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Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains splits fairly evenly between Professionals (20%) and Clerical & administrative (15%), with Technicians & trades at 14%.

Professionals 19.9% Clerical & administrative 15.1% Technicians & trades 14.0% Managers 11.9% Community & personal service 11.3% Machinery operators & drivers 9.3% Labourers 8.7% Sales workers 7.9%

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 - Outer West and Blue Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/124/sydney-outer-west-and-blue-mountains/topic/employment