6.6% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Park Avenue · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Park Avenue
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 6.6% shapes the local job market in Park Avenue, which is much higher than most similar areas. While full-time work is more common here than in the rest of the country, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.2% of the workforce are employed full-time, which is a little above the national figure, though this has fallen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011. Only 57.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well below both the state and national averages.
57.3% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.2% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance, which employs 17.1% of people. Other common industries include retail trade at 11.4% and construction at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%. They are followed by community and personal service workers at 15.5% and labourers at 13.4%.
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 Park Avenue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031214/park-avenue/topic/employment