2.6% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Putney · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Putney
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up 34.4% of the workforce in Putney, the largest occupational group in the area. Most adults here are active in the workforce, and the unemployment rate is notably lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Unemployment is also low at 2.6%, which is a little below the 5.1% national average.
64.0% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 13.9% and health care and social assistance at 13.7%. Education and training follow at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Alongside professionals, managers are common in Putney at 22.0%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 15.2% of jobs, while sales workers make up 8.4%.
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 Putney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13290/putney/topic/employment