16.0% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Purfleet · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Purfleet
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap exists between Purfleet and the rest of the country when it comes to employment. Only 16% of adults here are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 16% of adults in Purfleet are working or looking for work. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 0%, ahead of Mining (0%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 0%, ahead of Professionals (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 Purfleet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13288/purfleet/topic/employment