12.5% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Pinnacles · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in The Pinnacles
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small share of adults in The Pinnacles are working or looking for work, marking it as one of the lowest areas for employment at this level. Only 38.6% of adults are in the labour force, and the local unemployment rate of 12.5% is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Very few residents work full-time, with only 45.2% doing so, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. This low employment rate is mirrored by an unemployment rate that is well above the Australian average of 5.1%.
38.6% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.2% ▼ -27.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 81.0%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main industry for local workers at 32.3%, followed by public administration and safety at 25.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About a quarter of workers are in community and personal service roles, while 19.4% work as labourers and 16.1% are professionals.
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 The Pinnacles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13849/the-pinnacles/topic/employment