0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Purlewaugh · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Purlewaugh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than half of the workforce in Purlewaugh are managers, making it a highly specialised employment hub. While 70.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the state figure, full-time employment is well below the national average at 52.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A very high 70.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure. This activity is paired with a 0.0% unemployment rate, which is well below the national average.
70.8% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.2% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 58.7% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 13.0%, with construction and education each at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up 54.3% of the local workforce, a much larger share than other roles. Professionals account for 15.2%, while labourers make up 8.7% of the occupied roles.
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 Purlewaugh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13289/purlewaugh/topic/employment