7.2% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pelaw Main · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pelaw Main
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Pelaw Main, where 14.3% of employees work in this sector. The area faces some employment challenges, with an unemployment rate of 7.2% which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most other areas, at 54.1%. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%, and the unemployment rate is a little above the state average.
54.1% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with construction at 12.4%, retail trade at 10.6%, and manufacturing at 9.9%. Accommodation and food services also employ 9% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are for technicians and trades people, who make up 19.8% of workers. Community and personal service staff follow at 17.5%, while labourers account for 16.6% of occupations.
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 Pelaw Main [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13188/pelaw-main/topic/employment