6.4% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pelican · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pelican
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Pelican compared to the rest of the country. While about 53.8% of adults are in the labour force, the area faces a higher unemployment rate of 6.4%, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is well below the New South Wales and Australian averages. Among those employed, 58.1% work full-time, which is about the same as the national trend.
53.8% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 16.9%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 15.9%. Retail trade and education also make up significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation group at 20.2%. Professionals make up 16.9% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles account for 12.4%.
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 Pelican [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13189/pelican/topic/employment