5.4% ▲ —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Piallaway · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Piallaway
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Piallaway compared to the rest of the country. About 77.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is 16 points above the national figure. This creates a workforce that is heavily focused on agricultural management.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.8%. While many more adults are active in the workforce here, the unemployment rate is 5.4%, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
77.1% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 77.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2016: 73.4%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 60.8% of the workforce. Construction follows at 8.1%, while health care and social assistance make up 6.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of workers are managers, accounting for 47.3% of all jobs. Clerical and administrative roles make up 17.6%, while technicians, trades, and community services each represent 9.5%.
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 Piallaway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13208/piallaway/topic/employment