4.7% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Surry Hills · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Surry Hills
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge number of full-time workers live and work in Surry Hills, where 70.5% of residents have a full-time job. This is far above the national figure of 58.9%, making it an area where professional employment is the dominant part of daily life.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 70.9% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate is 4.7%, this is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
70.9% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 70.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.5% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.9%
- 2016: 74.6%
- 2021: 70.5%
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 22.1% of people working in professional and technical services and 11% in finance and insurance. Health care and social assistance account for 9.2% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most residents hold high-level roles, as nearly half (45.9%) are professionals and 20.2% are managers. Clerical and administrative roles make up another 9.4% of the local workforce.
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 Surry Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13714/surry-hills/topic/employment