11.3% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Peterborough · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Peterborough
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap in employment separates Peterborough from the rest of the country, where only 37.2% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, marking it as one of the lowest areas for workforce participation in the region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 11.3%, which is well above both the state and national figures. This comes as full-time employment has fallen to 48.1%, a figure far below the Australian average of 58.9%.
37.2% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.1% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 51.0%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 15.0%. Other common industries include retail trade at 12.7% and health care and social assistance at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 18.6%, followed by managers at 17.7%. Community and personal service roles make up 15.4% of the local workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Peterborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45540/peterborough/topic/employment