7.5% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Picketts Valley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Picketts Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Picketts Valley have shifted since 2011, though the area now struggles with a lack of full-time work. Only 44.1% of residents are employed full-time, which is far below the national figure of 58.9%. This contributes to a broader trend of fewer adults working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.5%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the 5.1% national figure. Only 56.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a result that is well below the Australian average.
56.7% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.1% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer here at 20.4%. Other common industries include professional and technical services and health care, both at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of workers are managers (23.7%), while 21.5% hold clerical and administrative roles. Professionals make up 19.4% of the local workforce.
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 Picketts Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13210/picketts-valley/topic/employment