Sutherland Shire

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

58,296 people or 49.6% of Sutherland Shire'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)117,444100.0100.0112,766100.0100.0+4,678
Males59,42550.651.558,06551.552.6+1,360
Females58,01249.448.554,70448.547.4+3,308
Age structure
15 - 24 years16,77414.313.816,44214.614.0+332
25 - 54 years74,99463.965.772,88364.666.6+2,111
55 - 64 years19,37416.515.318,38916.315.0+985
65 years and over6,3105.45.15,0524.54.3+1,258
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance14,71712.514.412,70111.312.5+2,016
Construction13,29411.38.611,53510.28.4+1,759
Education and training11,82510.18.710,5549.48.4+1,271
Top three occupations
Professionals30,92226.325.827,07624.023.6+3,846
Managers20,03517.114.616,97215.113.5+3,063
Clerical and administrative workers18,26715.613.018,81016.713.8-543
Hours worked
Full time67,63157.658.071,71963.663.1-4,088
Part time48,52141.340.339,40634.934.9+9,115
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree42,23936.038.433,85730.032.6+8,382
Advanced diploma or diploma16,05713.711.015,57113.811.2+486
Certificate level27,57623.521.327,93224.822.2-356
No qualifications29,08724.827.032,39528.731.1-3,308
Individual Income
Less than $50012,12010.311.5--------
$500 -$1,99970,52860.164.9--------
$2,000 or more33,81828.822.7--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car49,52342.246.671,86363.762.1-22,340
Public Transport3,4723.04.018,99916.815.9-15,527
Bicycle2670.20.44220.40.7-155
Walked only1,8511.62.52,4042.13.9-553
Other Characteristics
Born overseas25,37621.633.923,24620.632.7+2,130
Speaks a language other than English at home16,25613.827.115,20713.526.2+1,049
Arrived between 2016 and August 20212,1751.96.1--------

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