Greater Sydney

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

1,322,658 people or 58.0% of Greater Sydney's resident workers (All industries) have a tertiary qualification.

The local resident workers include all employed people who are resident in the local area regardless of where they work. In other words, it is the people who live locally and therefore have the potential to work locally and is an important resource for the local economy. Their characteristics inform us about the skills that are available locally, even if they are not currently employed in the local economy.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers key statistics - All industries
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Namenumber%. % New South Walesnumber%. % New South Wales2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)2,279,828100.0100.02,133,071100.0100.0+146,757
Males1,183,08351.951.51,132,83653.152.6+50,247
Females1,096,75048.148.51,000,26446.947.4+96,486
Age structure
15 - 24 years297,15213.013.8289,30313.614.0+7,849
25 - 54 years1,567,01068.765.71,477,20369.366.6+89,807
55 - 64 years314,77413.815.3284,90713.415.0+29,867
65 years and over100,9024.45.181,7003.84.3+19,202
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance298,63913.114.4241,95211.312.5+56,687
Professional, scientific and technical services256,19811.28.9216,20710.18.1+39,991
Retail trade198,4268.79.0196,4259.29.7+2,001
Top three occupations
Professionals681,00229.925.8571,90326.823.6+109,099
Managers350,28915.414.6296,10713.913.5+54,182
Clerical and administrative workers314,77013.813.0312,04314.613.8+2,727
Hours worked
Full time1,341,98858.958.01,397,44765.563.1-55,459
Part time898,49639.440.3693,36832.534.9+205,128
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree1,068,82046.938.4842,43439.532.6+226,386
Advanced diploma or diploma253,83811.111.0243,18511.411.2+10,653
Certificate level357,94415.721.3369,01117.322.2-11,067
No qualifications546,80324.027.0618,26129.031.1-71,458
Individual Income
Less than $500224,9529.911.5--------
$500 -$1,9991,423,60062.464.9--------
$2,000 or more611,17026.822.7--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car823,67236.146.61,189,04555.762.1-365,373
Public Transport133,2015.84.0504,79723.715.9-371,596
Bicycle8,7840.40.416,0900.80.7-7,306
Walked only54,2622.42.589,2434.23.9-34,981
Other Characteristics
Born overseas1,051,06946.133.9948,43644.532.7+102,633
Speaks a language other than English at home891,69839.127.1810,94338.026.2+80,755
Arrived between 2016 and August 2021192,3458.46.1--------

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