3.7% ▼ -40.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Peterborough · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Peterborough
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Part-time or casual work is common in Peterborough (Vic.), where only 50.6% of the workforce is employed full-time. This is well below the national figure of 58.9%. Despite this, the area's overall employment levels are steady and similar to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the Victorian average. The unemployment rate is 3.7%, a little below the 5.1% national figure.
62.1% ▲ +67.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.6% ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for 19.9% of workers. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 9.0% and accommodation and food services at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.8%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 16.7% and professionals at 14.7%.
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 Peterborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22062/peterborough/topic/employment