6.2% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Prestons · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Prestons
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 job market in Prestons. While 58.9% of adults are working or looking for work, the local jobless rate of 6.2% sits above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment for 57.6% of the population is slightly below the Australian average.
58.9% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.7%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 57.6%
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 13.5%, followed by retail trade at 9.9% and transport and warehousing at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.7%, with clerical and administrative jobs making up 16.8% of the workforce. Technicians, trades, and machinery operators each account for about 11% 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 Prestons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13272/prestons/topic/employment