4.7% ▼ -30.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Parma · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Parma
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Parma than in most similar areas. Only 56.6% of the adult population is in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This reflects a local job market that is smaller and less active than the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure, with only 54.2% of residents in these roles. While the unemployment rate is 4.7%, this is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
56.6% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here, employing 19.3% of the workforce. Public administration and safety follow closely at 18.1%, while health care and social assistance account for 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split evenly between managers and professionals, who each make up 19.3% of occupations. Technicians and trades workers also have a strong presence at 16.9%.
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 Parma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13166/parma/topic/employment