4.1% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Palm Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Palm Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are in the workforce in Palm Beach compared to the rest of the country, with only 52.6% working or looking for work. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While many are not working, the unemployment rate of 4.1% is about the same as the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than most areas, sitting at 50.9%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0% and the Australian average of 58.9%.
52.6% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.9% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for residents are professional and technical services at 17.5%, followed by finance and insurance at 8.4%. Other notable sectors include accommodation and food, health care, and retail trade, which all sit around 7.6% to 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 33.1%, followed by managers at 25.6%. Together, these high-level roles make up over half of the local workforce, while clerical and administrative staff account for 10.6%.
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 Palm Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13143/palm-beach/topic/employment