6.0% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glebe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glebe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up a huge 44.1% of the workforce in Glebe, marking it as a hub for high-skilled workers. The area has a strong employment profile with more full-time roles than is typical for the state, though this sits alongside a notably higher unemployment rate than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 62.3%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. However, the unemployment rate is 6.0%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
60.1% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.3% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 18.9%, followed by education and training at 11.9% and health care and social assistance at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Consistent with the high number of professional industry roles, 44.1% of residents are professionals. Managers make up 17.6% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative workers account for 11.3%.
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 Glebe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11645/glebe/topic/employment