1.7% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pitt Town · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pitt Town
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the biggest employer in Pitt Town, with 21.3% of the workforce in this industry. This area has a very high rate of people working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. Most of these residents are employed, with an unemployment rate of just 1.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment sits at 56.9%, while the unemployment rate is well below the national figure at 1.7%.
69.8% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 72.8%
- 2021: 69.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for locals at 21.3%. Other notable sectors include health care and social assistance at 8.8%, retail trade at 8.6%, and education and training at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest occupational group at 18.9%. This is followed closely by clerical and administrative staff at 18.1% and managers at 18.0%.
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 Pitt Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13238/pitt-town/topic/employment