4.3% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Pymble · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Pymble
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 West Pymble compared to the rest of the state. While 66.4% of adults are in the labour force, the area has a strong professional profile with many residents working in high-skill roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is about the same as the national figure of 5.1%.
66.4% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry at 16.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.3% and education and training at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 38.0%, while managers account for another 23.5%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 13.0%.
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 West Pymble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14267/west-pymble/topic/employment