Zetland · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Zetland

Name: Jobs & Industry in Zetland — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Zetland than in the rest of the state. This professional hub sees 68% of its people in full-time roles, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. It is a highly active workforce, though the unemployment rate is also a little above the state average.

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📍 Zetland, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Working or looking for work is common here, with 72.2% of adults active in the labour force, which is far above New South Wales. Full-time employment is also much higher than most areas at 68%, although 6% of the workforce is unemployed.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 16.6%, followed by finance and insurance at 11%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance, retail trade, and construction.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Zetland — Professional & technical leads at 18%, ahead of Finance & insurance (12%) and Health care & social assistance (9%).

Professional & technical 16.6% Finance & insurance 11.0% Health care & social assistance 8.5% Retail trade 7.8% Construction 7.1% Accommodation & food 6.9% Education & training 6.3% Public administration & safety 5.1% Transport & warehousing 4.1% Administrative & support 3.8%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

High-level roles dominate the local workforce, with professionals making up 40.7% and managers 17.3% of workers. Clerical and administrative staff, technicians, and sales workers also make up significant portions of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Zetland, the largest group is Professionals at 41%, followed by Managers (18%) and Clerical & administrative (12%).

Professionals 40.7% Managers 17.3% Clerical & administrative 11.9% Technicians & trades 8.7% Sales workers 7.1% Community & personal service 6.9% Labourers 3.9% Machinery operators & drivers 1.7%

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 Zetland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14542/zetland/topic/employment

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Zetland	6.0%
2017, NSW	6.1%
New South Wales	4.9%
Australia	5.1%

Where Zetland sits — Unemployment rate