4.8% ▲ +133.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Parkesbourne · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Parkesbourne
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment for 62.7% of workers in Parkesbourne is well above the national figure of 58.9%. This area has a higher proportion of people working or looking for work than both the state and the country. While most residents are employed, the unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time work is particularly common here, sitting 4.7 percentage points higher than the state average.
63.2% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.7% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer at 19.3%, followed by public administration and safety at 13.3%. Construction, professional services, and healthcare each account for 9.6% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and labourers are the most common roles, each making up 16.9% of jobs. Professionals and technicians and trades workers follow at 12% each, while clerical and administrative roles account for 8.4%.
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 Parkesbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13163/parkesbourne/topic/employment