4.3% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Petersham - Stanmore · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Petersham - Stanmore
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Petersham - Stanmore than in the rest of the state. About 71.4% of adults are active in the labour force, with 64.5% in full-time roles, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 71.4% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is about the same as the national figure. Full-time employment is much higher than most areas, though it fell 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
71.4% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 70.6%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.5% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.9%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by professional and technical services at 16.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.2% and education and training at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 43.7% of the local workforce, while managers account for 16.9%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative workers at 11.7% and community and personal service workers at 7.9%.
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 Petersham - Stanmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117021327/petersham-stanmore/topic/employment