2.8% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Peakhurst Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Peakhurst Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up the largest employment group in Peakhurst Heights, where 27.8% of workers hold these roles. The area has a smaller proportion of people working or looking for work than most similar places, though unemployment is quite low at 2.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also low, with 51.9% of people in these roles, well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
56.3% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 51.9%
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 at 12.5%, followed by education and training at 10.5%. Construction and professional services both account for 8.8% of jobs, while retail trade makes up 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
After professionals, the most common roles are clerical and administrative work at 17.4% and managers at 16.5%. Technicians and tradespeople make up 10.7% of the workforce, while community and personal service roles account for 8.8%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Peakhurst Heights
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Peakhurst Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13180/peakhurst-heights/topic/employment