5.7% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Plumpton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Plumpton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas marks the local job market in Plumpton, where 5.7% of the workforce is out of work. Despite this, 61% of the population works full-time, which is well above the New South Wales figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. This is a little above the state average, though the 5.7% unemployment rate is much higher than in most other areas.
61.1% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.0% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 69.7%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.8%. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.9%, transport and warehousing at 10.8%, and manufacturing at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.3%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 16%. Machinery operators and drivers are also common, accounting for 14.8% of jobs.
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 Plumpton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13242/plumpton/topic/employment