5.8% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woolloomooloo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woolloomooloo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional and technical roles dominate the workforce in Woolloomooloo, where 20.7% of workers are in these fields. The area is marked by a high number of full-time workers, though unemployment is much higher here than in most similar areas. This creates a distinct local job market with a strong professional core.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high in Woolloomooloo at 72.7%, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the unemployment rate is 5.8%, which is much higher than most other areas.
62.3% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.7% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.6%
- 2016: 74.6%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is driven by professional and technical services (20.7%) and finance and insurance (12.4%). Other notable sectors include public administration and safety at 9.3% and health care and social assistance at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A large portion of the workforce holds high-level roles, with professionals making up 40.1% of workers and managers accounting for 24.8%. Clerical and administrative staff follow at 11%.
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 Woolloomooloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14424/woolloomooloo/topic/employment