2.4% ▼ -57.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pambula · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pambula
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Pambula compared to the rest of the country. Only 48% of adults are in the labour force, and full-time employment is well below the national figure at 49.7%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is low at 2.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer people here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, with the 48% rate far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, sitting at 49.7%.
48.0% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.7% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry at 14.7%, followed closely by accommodation and food services at 14%. Other key employers include health care and social assistance at 12.2% and retail trade at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%, while technicians and trades workers follow at 17.5%. Community and personal service roles are also common, accounting for 13.5% of 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 Pambula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13151/pambula/topic/employment