3.2% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Alexandria · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Alexandria
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 81.1% of adults in Alexandria are working or looking for work, far higher than the national figure. This creates a bustling daytime environment where most residents are employed, and full-time roles are especially common.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment levels are among the highest for this type of area, with 72.8% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 3.2%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
81.1% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.6%
- 2016: 79.5%
- 2021: 81.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.8% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.7%
- 2016: 78.2%
- 2021: 72.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in professional and technical services, where 18.7% of people work. Finance and insurance follow at 10.5%, with health care and social assistance making up 9.7% of the industry mix.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles dominate the landscape, making up 43.7% of all jobs. This high proportion of professionals is alongside a strong presence of managers, who account for 21.6% 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 Alexandria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10030/alexandria/topic/employment