City of Sydney

Local workers - Key statistics - All industries

In the City of Sydney 52.4% of the local workers (All industries) are males and 47.6% 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 Sydney 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
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Namenumber%. New South Walesnumber%. New South Wales2016 to 2021
Local workers
Total local workers (Census)540,626100.0100.0498,422100.0100.0+42,204
Males283,05152.451.5265,00853.252.6+18,043
Females257,56947.648.5233,41646.847.4+24,153
Age structure
15 - 24 years49,7479.213.854,53410.914.0-4,787
25 - 54 years423,74178.465.8384,21777.166.6+39,524
55 - 64 years52,4249.715.347,2179.515.0+5,207
65 years and over14,7122.75.112,4482.54.3+2,264
Top three industries
Professional, scientific and technical services123,01122.88.996,93519.48.1+26,076
Financial and insurance services114,44521.25.388,45117.75.0+25,994
Public administration and safety36,0136.75.836,9307.45.9-917
Top three occupations
Professionals235,66643.625.9191,39238.423.6+44,274
Managers108,91720.114.688,56417.813.5+20,353
Clerical and administrative workers82,48515.313.084,26716.913.8-1,782
Hours worked
Full time397,82473.658.0374,48375.163.1+23,341
Part time135,55225.140.3115,64823.234.9+19,904
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree358,80766.438.4285,60457.332.6+73,203
Advanced diploma or diploma52,3829.711.054,02710.811.1-1,645
Certificate level43,8808.121.247,9819.622.2-4,101
No qualifications74,94013.927.098,42019.731.1-23,480
Individual Income
Less than $50022,3844.111.5--00--
$500 -$1,999268,77549.764.9--00--
$2,000 or more245,69545.422.7--00--
Method of Travel to Work
Car57,59010.746.4103,89220.861.9-46,302
Public Transport49,9569.24.0294,02359.016.0-244,067
Bicycle3,0620.60.47,9891.60.7-4,927
Walked only13,0402.42.532,2926.53.9-19,252
Other Characteristics
Born overseas267,06349.434.1240,55848.332.8+26,505
Speaks a language other than English at home204,71937.927.2185,53037.226.4+19,189
Arrived between 2016 and August 202158,71610.96.2--00--

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