So many of us were doing the right thing, but still felt targeted. “I think there’s scarring just in the fact that we woke up every day to hear about cases in our community. The emotional scars left by the harsher restrictions, which included a curfew and limits on travel, may take longer to heal. “A lot of sole traders or small businesses haven’t reopened, there’s still a lot of anxiety around.” It’s part of the hangover from a challenging and confronting couple of months in lockdown, business leaders say.Īnd the ripple effects of those harsher restrictions are being felt by businesses now, with consumer confidence affected by a lingering sense of caution.ĭimitri Karam, president of the Liverpool chamber of commerce and industry, said that while some businesses, especially those that adapted to the lockdown, were flourishing, many were still struggling.Īustralia's Covid pandemic in 60 seconds: NSW and Sydney map – videoįilipakis says she’s getting more bookings and next year is looking busier, but she warned that many in western Sydney were still weary and cautious. By comparison, the wider unemployment rate for the city was 5.7% in October. The inner south-west’s unemployment rate was 8.8%, the highest in Sydney, while unemployment rose to 8% in the south-west and 7.9% in Parramatta. Three statistical districts in Sydney, the inner south-west, the south-west and Parramatta, make up nearly half the city’s job losses in October. Recent figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the areas that faced the harshest restrictions, some of the most diverse suburbs in the country, now have the highest rates of unemployment in the city. Most restrictions on the fully vaccinated were officially lifted on 11 October, nearly two months ago, but Bui believes Liverpool is still operating at about 20% capacity. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian ‘Barely surviving’: Oscarinos Espresso in the Sydney suburb of Liverpool.
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