3.7% ▲ +120.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Preston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Preston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are now working or looking for work in Preston compared to previous years. This trend is led by a strong full-time workforce, with 63.9% of people in the area employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is more common here than in most areas, with 63.5% of adults active in the labour force. This is a little above the national figure of 61.1%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.7%.
63.5% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.5%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.9% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest industry here, employing 14.4% of the workforce. This is followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.2%, with mining and health care both at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.1%. Other common roles include labourers at 13.9%, and professionals and machinery operators, who both account for 13.3% of the 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 Preston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32363/preston/topic/employment