0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Peranga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Peranga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Work patterns in Peranga have shifted over the last decade, though the area remains a small residential hub. Full-time employment is now far more common here than in most other similar areas. These figures show a community where a small proportion of adults are in the workforce, but those who are tend to have stable, full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, well below the 5.1% seen across Australia.
45.2% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.4% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 72.2%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 19.4%. Health care and social assistance follow at 16.7%, with manufacturing and education both at 13.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most frequent occupation at 22.2%. Professionals and technicians and trades each make up 19.4% of the workforce, while machinery operators and labourers both sit at 13.9%.
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 Peranga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32297/peranga/topic/employment