3.8% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Pennant Hills · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Pennant Hills
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are employed full-time in West Pennant Hills than in most similar areas. This is a working community where 62.9% of adults are employed or seeking work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.0%. The local unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
62.9% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 14.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.1%. Education, finance, and retail also employ significant portions of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A large number of residents hold high-level roles, with 38.3% working as professionals and 20.3% as managers. Clerical and administrative staff make up 14.4% of the local workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for West Pennant Hills
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in West Pennant Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14266/west-pennant-hills/topic/employment