5.5% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Preston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Preston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Preston compared to the rest of the country. While 67.4% of the local adult population is active in the labour force, this is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This high level of activity is seen alongside an unemployment rate of 5.5%, which is higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 67.4% of adults active in the labour force. Full-time employment sits at 58.8%, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
67.4% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is largely employed in health care and social assistance (14.4%) and education and training (11.3%). Professional and technical roles make up 10.4% of jobs, followed by retail trade at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 33.7%. Managers follow at 13.8%, with clerical and administrative roles accounting for 11.9% of the workforce.
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 Preston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22121/preston/topic/employment