10.8% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 10.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pentland · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pentland
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the local economy has seen Pentland's workforce change since 2011. While most people who have jobs work full-time, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the state average. This is a place where agriculture dominates the landscape and the local job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common for 81.2% of workers, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas at 47.7%, and the unemployment rate is well above the state average at 10.8%.
47.7% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
81.2% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 85.8%
- 2021: 81.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary employer here, making up 67.1% of all jobs. Other common industries include transport and warehousing at 10.6% and education and training at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common job role at 40%, followed by labourers at 23.5%. Technicians, trades, and machinery operators each make up 7.1% of the local 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 Pentland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32295/pentland/topic/employment