2.9% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Point Piper · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Point Piper
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the workforce has seen more full-time employment in Point Piper, where 60.2% of people now work these roles. The area is defined by a highly skilled workforce, with a huge number of residents working as professionals or managers. While a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the national figure, those who are employed tend to hold high-level roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.2%. However, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is 57.7%, which is well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
57.7% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in high-skill sectors, with professional and technical services leading at 17.3%. Finance and insurance follow at 15.2%, while health care and social assistance account for 13.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 39.2%, followed closely by managers at 31.8%. This high concentration of leadership and specialist roles is much higher than in most other areas.
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 Point Piper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13245/point-piper/topic/employment