2.0% ▼ -71.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
La Perouse · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in La Perouse
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults, just 48.7%, are working or looking for work in La Perouse. This is far below the national figure, though the local unemployment rate is very low at 2.0%. The local workforce is spread across various sectors, with construction and education being the most common industries.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is much lower than most similar areas and far below the Australian average. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure, at 54.6%.
48.7% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 14.5%, followed by education and training at 12.5% and health care and social assistance at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five local workers is a manager, while 19.1% are professionals. Clerical and administrative roles make up 16.4% of the local jobs.
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 La Perouse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12238/la-perouse/topic/employment