10.6% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Punchbowl · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Punchbowl
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A struggle to find steady work defines daily life for many in Punchbowl, where the unemployment rate is a high 10.6%. Only 42.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This reflects a community facing significant employment challenges compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Job security is low here, with full-time employment at 46.2%, far below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. This helps explain why the unemployment rate is well above the national average of 5.1%.
42.6% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.2% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is most active in health care and social assistance (13.0%) and retail trade (12.3%). Other common industries include transport and warehousing at 9.4% and construction at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 18.2%, followed by clerical and administrative work at 14.6%. Community and personal service workers make up 11.8% 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 Punchbowl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13286/punchbowl/topic/employment