Inner West Council area

Local workers - Key statistics - All industries

In the Inner West Council area 50.9% of the local workers (All industries) are males and 49.1% are female.

The local workers is made up of all the people who are employed in the local area, regardless of where they live. Local workers statistics reveal how the characteristics of the local workers in the Inner West Council area vary between each industry sector and indicates specific industry sector local workers requirements and employment opportunities.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

NOTE: All tables in the workers section are based on Census employment data which differ from the NIEIR employment estimates. See data notes for more details.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers key statistics - All industries
Inner West Council area20212016change
Namenumber%. New South Walesnumber%. New South Wales2016 to 2021
Local workers
Total local workers (Census)65,840100.0100.062,402100.0100.0+3,438
Males33,49450.951.532,58652.252.6+908
Females32,34749.148.529,81947.847.4+2,528
Age structure
15 - 24 years8,24812.513.87,95512.714.0+293
25 - 54 years44,28667.365.842,53968.266.6+1,747
55 - 64 years9,73114.815.39,00014.415.0+731
65 years and over3,5645.45.12,8964.64.3+668
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance9,46214.414.48,21013.212.5+1,252
Retail trade7,58711.59.07,08311.39.7+504
Education and training7,21511.08.75,4588.78.3+1,757
Top three occupations
Professionals18,62128.325.915,25924.523.6+3,362
Managers9,89115.014.68,60913.813.5+1,282
Community and personal service workers7,90912.010.67,65612.310.4+253
Hours worked
Full time34,17651.958.038,11861.163.1-3,942
Part time30,54646.440.323,07637.034.9+7,470
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree30,48046.338.423,98038.432.6+6,500
Advanced diploma or diploma8,35112.711.07,86212.611.1+489
Certificate level10,15215.421.210,74317.222.2-591
No qualifications15,32223.327.017,97528.831.1-2,653
Individual Income
Less than $5007,39511.211.5--00--
$500 -$1,99943,34265.864.9--00--
$2,000 or more14,50822.022.7--00--
Method of Travel to Work
Car23,82936.246.435,11256.361.9-11,283
Public Transport5,2928.04.011,45618.416.0-6,164
Bicycle5920.90.47501.20.7-158
Walked only2,8784.42.53,8116.13.9-933
Other Characteristics
Born overseas29,19844.334.128,16945.132.8+1,029
Speaks a language other than English at home24,60537.427.225,43340.826.4-828
Arrived between 2016 and August 20215,9849.16.2--00--

Inner West Council

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