4.3% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Peakhurst · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Peakhurst
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Peakhurst than in most similar areas. While the typical employment patterns are lower than the state and national figures, the unemployment rate sits at 4.3%. This local rate is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas, with 55.5% of residents in these roles.
54.3% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.5% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 12.7% of the workforce. Construction and retail trade follow closely, each accounting for 9.2% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.1%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 17.5% and managers at 14.4%.
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 Peakhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13179/peakhurst/topic/employment