4.9% ▲ +44.9%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Peppermint Grove · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Peppermint Grove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower full-time employment rates than most similar areas mark the workforce in Peppermint Grove. While 58.7% of adults are working or looking for work, the proportion of those in full-time roles is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work rose by 8.2 points since 2011 to 58.7%, though this is still a little below the Australian figure. Full-time employment is well below the state average at 52.5%, and the unemployment rate of 4.9% is higher than most similar areas.
58.7% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest industry for local workers is health care and social assistance at 18.0%, followed by professional and technical services at 15.6%. Other common fields include education and training, and finance and insurance.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 38.0%, with managers accounting for another 25.0%. Community and personal service workers are the next most common at 10.6%.
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 Peppermint Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56930/peppermint-grove/topic/employment