4.4% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Penrith · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Penrith
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Work patterns in South Penrith have remained steady over the last decade, with 61.2% of adults working or looking for work. The local job market is balanced, though the unemployment rate of 4.4% is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment sits at 57.3%, which is about the same as the state average.
61.2% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is split evenly across several sectors, with construction and health care and social assistance both employing 13.1% of the workforce. Retail trade follows at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and clerical or administrative workers are the most common roles, each making up 16.6% of the workforce. Technicians and tradespeople also represent a significant share at 15.3%.
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 South Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13612/south-penrith/topic/employment