3.7% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Birchgrove · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Birchgrove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high proportion of working adults in Birchgrove enjoy stable employment, with 66.3% of the adult population working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Most of these residents are in secure, full-time roles, contributing to a workforce that is much more active than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 62.7%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 3.7%, sitting a little below both the state and national figures.
66.3% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.7% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly one in five people work in professional and technical roles, which is the most common industry. Finance and insurance (13.4%) and health care and social assistance (12.8%) are also major employers here.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by high-level roles, with professionals making up 47.1% of jobs and managers accounting for 26.2%. These figures are consistent with the high concentration of professional and technical industry work in the area.
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 Birchgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10373/birchgrove/topic/employment