4.1% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Green Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Green Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Green Point than in other similar areas. Just 54.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This suggests a community with a much higher proportion of people retired or not seeking employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.6% of the population are employed full-time, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 58%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is about the same as the state average.
54.1% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.6% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.0%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors in the area are health care and social assistance at 18.8%, followed by retail trade at 13.7% and construction at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the biggest group of workers at 18.4%, with technicians and trades workers close behind at 17.1%. Professionals and sales workers also represent significant shares at 15.8% and 15.4% respectively.
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 Green Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11761/green-point/topic/employment