4.3% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pearsondale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pearsondale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong appetite for work defines Pearsondale, where 72.2% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure, with a particularly high number of people in stable, full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than most areas at 67.1%, well above the Victorian figure of 59.2%. This high level of activity is seen despite an unemployment rate of 4.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
72.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71.2%
- 2021: 72.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.1% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common industry at 10%. Mining, wholesale trade and retail trade each account for 8.6% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.4%, followed by managers at 18.6%. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 12.9% and labourers at 8.6%.
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 Pearsondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22051/pearsondale/topic/employment