6.0% ▲ +97.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Palmers Island · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Palmers Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 6% unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas in Palmers Island. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the New South Wales figure, the local jobless rate sits a little above the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure. Full-time employment for 56.6% of the population is also slightly lower than the state and national rates.
59.1% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 15.8% and construction at 14.5%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also make up a significant 13.6% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common role here at 21.7%. Other common jobs include technicians and trades at 14.9%, followed by professionals and labourers who each make up 12.7% of the workforce.
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 Palmers Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13147/palmers-island/topic/employment