8.2% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Parafield Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Parafield Gardens
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Parafield Gardens than in most similar areas. While full-time employment sits around the middle for its level, the local unemployment rate of 8.2% is much higher than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is well above the national figure of 5.1%. Only 57.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
57.1% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 16.3%, followed by manufacturing at 10.4% and retail trade at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.9%, with community and personal service roles following closely at 16.1%.
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 Parafield Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41103/parafield-gardens/topic/employment