City of Parramatta

Local workers - Key statistics - All industries

In the City of Parramatta 49.0% of the local workers (All industries) are males and 51.0% 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 City of Parramatta 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
City of Parramatta20212016change
Namenumber%. New South Walesnumber%. New South Wales2016 to 2021
Local workers
Total local workers (Census)145,514100.0100.0137,956100.0100.0+7,558
Males71,26849.051.570,61851.252.6+650
Females74,24951.048.567,33648.847.4+6,913
Age structure
15 - 24 years15,55510.713.816,06811.614.0-513
25 - 54 years102,21570.265.897,28070.566.6+4,935
55 - 64 years21,66214.915.319,96714.515.0+1,695
65 years and over6,0874.25.14,6383.44.3+1,449
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance25,13017.314.420,68615.012.5+4,444
Public administration and safety20,98214.45.816,34811.95.9+4,634
Education and training12,9268.98.78,5366.28.3+4,390
Top three occupations
Professionals45,02930.925.936,94126.823.6+8,088
Clerical and administrative workers28,40219.513.029,90221.713.8-1,500
Managers20,85014.314.617,59812.813.5+3,252
Hours worked
Full time92,67063.758.095,88869.563.1-3,218
Part time50,35634.640.339,27928.534.9+11,077
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree73,53250.538.455,51740.232.6+18,015
Advanced diploma or diploma17,31611.911.016,93612.311.1+380
Certificate level20,92714.421.222,79516.522.2-1,868
No qualifications30,42620.927.038,78528.131.1-8,359
Individual Income
Less than $50011,4757.911.5--00--
$500 -$1,99994,38364.964.9--00--
$2,000 or more38,56326.522.7--00--
Method of Travel to Work
Car51,42535.346.486,65062.861.9-35,225
Public Transport8,0375.54.028,64420.816.0-20,607
Bicycle3940.30.45960.40.7-202
Walked only2,5091.72.53,8422.83.9-1,333
Other Characteristics
Born overseas72,71050.034.165,78947.732.8+6,921
Speaks a language other than English at home67,24046.227.261,01544.226.4+6,225
Arrived between 2016 and August 202111,4777.96.2--00--

City of Parramatta

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