3.2% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greenwich · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Greenwich
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Well above the national figure, 66.5% of adults in Greenwich are working or looking for work. This high level of employment is led by a strong presence of full-time workers and a high concentration of professional roles. The area's job market is notably more active than across New South Wales and the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 64.4%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58%. While more adults here are in the workforce than in most areas, the unemployment rate is a little below the national average at 3.2%.
66.5% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.4% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in high-skill sectors. Nearly one in five people work in professional and technical roles, while 16.3% are in health care and social assistance and 11% work in finance and insurance.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 46.1% of jobs, followed by managers at 20.7%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative work at 11.1%, with community services and sales each accounting for around 6% of occupations.
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 Greenwich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11776/greenwich/topic/employment