2.7% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Peel · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Peel
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost 70% of the workforce in Peel is employed full-time, which is far above the national figure. This area has a very high proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most other areas. This strong employment trend is matched by a low unemployment rate of 2.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
At 73.4%, the share of adults working or looking for work is much higher than in most areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This is reflected in the high rate of full-time employment and an unemployment rate that is a little below the national 5.1%.
73.4% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.5%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 73.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.9% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for local workers at 15.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.7%. Construction also makes up a significant 13% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common occupation type at 22.6%, while technicians and trades people make up 18.5% of the local workforce. Managers also represent a large slice of the community at 16.4%.
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 Peel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13185/peel/topic/employment