5.1% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Parkinson - Drewvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Parkinson - Drewvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of employment defines daily life in Parkinson - Drewvale, where 68.9% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While most residents hold full-time roles, this proportion has dropped by 6.8 points over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work are much more common here than in most similar areas. The unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
68.9% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 74.0%
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.6%, followed by retail trade at 10.6% and education and training at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 22.4% of workers, while 15.9% work in clerical and administrative positions.
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 Parkinson - Drewvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303051075/parkinson-drewvale/topic/employment