4.9% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Penshurst · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Penshurst
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are without a job in Penshurst than in most similar areas. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the state figure, full-time employment is notably lower here than across Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.9%, which is higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment stands at 54.6%, well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
59.3% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 54.6%
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 for workers in Penshurst at 15.9%. Retail trade and professional and technical services follow, each employing 9.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 27.9%. Clerical and administrative positions make up 14.9% of jobs, while community and personal service workers account for 10.9%.
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 Penshurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13197/penshurst/topic/employment