5.1% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rushcutters Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rushcutters Bay
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 Rushcutters Bay than in most areas, at 70.1%. This creates a workforce where full-time employment is very common, particularly in high-skill professional roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than elsewhere, with 70.1% of adults active in the labour force. Full-time employment is also far above the national figure of 58.9%, reaching 72.3%.
70.1% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 68.0%
- 2021: 70.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.3% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.1%
- 2016: 76.0%
- 2021: 72.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the main employer for 20.8% of the workforce. Other common industries include finance and insurance at 10.8% and health care and social assistance at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is heavily skewed toward high-level roles, with professionals making up 44.3% of jobs. Managers account for another 20.4%, while clerical and administrative staff make up 11.9%.
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 Rushcutters Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13459/rushcutters-bay/topic/employment