3.0% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Pleasant · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Pleasant
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Mount Pleasant than in the rest of the state. This active workforce is anchored by a strong presence in healthcare and professional roles. Most residents are employed full-time, with 56.9% of the population in these roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 67.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The unemployment rate is 3.0%, a little below both the state and national figures.
67.8% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 18.4%, followed by education and training at 15.6%. Professional and technical services account for 9.8% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 37.8%, while managers account for 17.7%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 10.6% and community and personal service workers at 9.8%.
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 Mount Pleasant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12795/mount-pleasant/topic/employment