0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
East Palmerston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in East Palmerston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A striking 69% of the workforce in East Palmerston is employed full-time, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. This represents a strong job market for the area, where full-time work is much more common than in most other similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. Notably, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, sitting well below both the state and national rates.
63.3% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.9%
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.0% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 69.3%
- 2021: 69.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, accounting for 40.5% of jobs. Other common fields include education and training at 11.2%, and public administration and safety at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 28.4%, followed by managers at 19.8%. Machinery operators and drivers also represent a significant portion of the workforce at 13.8%.
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 East Palmerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30931/east-palmerston/topic/employment