9.2% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 9.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Parramatta Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Parramatta Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 9.2% marks the current job market in Parramatta Park. While the number of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the national figure, full-time employment is much lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is well above both the Queensland figure and the national average. This is reflected in full-time employment, which at 52.6% is well below the figures for Australia and the state.
62.5% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly a quarter of the workforce in Parramatta Park is employed in accommodation and food services, with health care and social assistance making up another 16.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 23.3%, followed by professionals and technicians and trades who make up 17.6% and 14.8% respectively.
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 Parramatta Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32279/parramatta-park/topic/employment