5.1% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Potts Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Potts Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge number of professionals and managers define the daily workday in Potts Point. Full-time employment is far more common here than in most other areas, with 71.6% of the workforce in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, at 69.2%. While full-time work is far above the national figure, the unemployment rate of 5.1% is about the same as the rest of Australia.
69.2% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.6% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.3%
- 2016: 79.8%
- 2021: 71.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the main employers, accounting for 21.2% of jobs. Finance and insurance (10.9%) and public administration and safety (10.5%) also make up a large part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is heavily weighted toward high-level roles, with professionals making up 41.4% of workers and managers accounting for another 21.8%.
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 Potts Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13268/potts-point/topic/employment