7.0% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sydney - South West · Region (SA4)
Jobs & Industry in Sydney - South West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in the workforce in Sydney - South West compared to most of the country, with only 49.5% of adults working or looking for work. This low level of activity is matched by a 7% unemployment rate, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the New South Wales figure at 54.6%, a drop of 12 percentage points since 2011. This contributes to an overall working rate that is far below the Australian average.
49.5% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 80% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 13%, followed by retail trade at 10.3% and manufacturing at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 19.5%, while clerical and administrative jobs make up 15.2% 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 - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/127/sydney-south-west/topic/employment