3.5% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Perthville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Perthville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are working or looking for work in Perthville than in most similar areas. The area has a very strong employment profile, with nearly 70% of adults in the labour force and a high proportion of full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 69.8% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This strength is seen in full-time employment, which is well above the national figure at 65.9%, while the unemployment rate of 3.5% is a little below the Australian average.
69.8% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 69.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.9% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 65.9%
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 for local workers at 14.9%. Other significant employers include construction and education and training, which both account for 9.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 17.5%, followed closely by professionals at 16.9%. Technicians and trades people also make up a large slice of the local workforce at 15.9%.
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 Perthville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13201/perthville/topic/employment