3.6% ▲ +105.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Berkshire Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Berkshire Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few adults are working or looking for work in Berkshire Park, with only 25.5% of the population in the labour force. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, making it one of the lowest areas for employment activity in the region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the state and national figures. Full-time employment is also well below the Australian average at 52.5%, though the unemployment rate of 3.6% is a little lower than the national figure.
25.5% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 24.4% of jobs. Retail trade (9.6%), manufacturing (9.4%), and health care and social assistance (8.3%) also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people are the most common workers at 21.5%, followed by managers at 17.1%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff (14.4%) and machinery operators and drivers (13.8%).
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 Berkshire Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10305/berkshire-park/topic/employment