3.6% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Green Point · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much fewer people are working or looking for work in Green Point compared to most similar areas. Only 53.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend is reflected in full-time employment, which is also well below the state and national averages.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 51.3%, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 58.0%. Despite the lower number of people working, the unemployment rate is 3.6%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
3.6% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
53.4% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.3% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 19.3%. Other main sectors include retail trade at 11.0% and education and training at 9.6%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.9%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 14.3%, with managers accounting for 13.4% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Green Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11760/green-point/topic/employment