4.3% ▲ +48.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Purnim · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Purnim
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Purnim compared to most similar areas, with 67.6% in the labour force. While activity is high, full-time employment is well below the national figure. The local economy is heavily anchored in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment at 54.4% is well below the national average, and the 4.3% unemployment rate is higher than most similar areas.
67.6% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.0%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.4% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 21.5% of the workforce. Other common employers include retail trade at 12% and health care and social assistance at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.5%. This is followed by sales workers at 15.2% and professionals at 12.7%, while technicians and trades account for 12% of jobs.
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 Purnim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22127/purnim/topic/employment