3.7% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leichhardt · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Leichhardt
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Leichhardt than in most other areas, at 72.0%. This workforce is notably active, with a high proportion of full-time roles and a strong presence of professional workers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The employment rate is far above the national figure, with 66.7% of people in full-time work. This is well above the 58.9% seen across Australia, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.7%.
72.0% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.8%
- 2016: 70.3%
- 2021: 72.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 69.7%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several key sectors, with 16.8% of the workforce in professional and technical services and 12.3% in health care and social assistance. Education and training also make up a significant share at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 42.2%, followed by managers at 21.4%. Together, these high-level roles dominate the local workforce, while clerical and administrative jobs account for 10.9%.
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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12306/leichhardt/topic/employment