4.5% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kirribilli · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kirribilli
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of full-time workers live in Kirribilli than in the rest of the state. This is a professional hub where nearly half of the workforce are specialists and a further 23% are managers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high here at 72.2%, which is 14 points above the New South Wales figure. While 61.5% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate of 4.5% is higher than in most similar areas.
61.5% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.2% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.5%
- 2016: 74.0%
- 2021: 72.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 22.1%, followed by finance and insurance at 12.9%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance (10.9%) and education and training (8.2%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by white-collar roles, with professionals making up 49.1% of workers and managers accounting for 23.2%. Clerical and administrative staff represent 10.5% of the local workforce.
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 Kirribilli [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12182/kirribilli/topic/employment