4.4% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sydenham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sydenham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Sydenham compared to the state and national figures. Around 68.2% of adults are active in the labour force, with 60.2% employed full-time. This creates a workforce that is more active than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 68.2% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is about the same as the national figure of 5.1%.
68.2% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 68.7%
- 2021: 68.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People here work across a variety of sectors, led by professional and technical services at 11.7% and health care and social assistance at 11.5%. Accommodation and food services follow at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily weighted toward high-skill roles, with professionals making up 31.3% of occupations. Managers account for 15.6%, while technicians and tradespeople make up 11.2%.
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 Sydenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13729/sydenham/topic/employment