9.1% ▼ -54.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Paskeville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Paskeville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for Paskeville, where 35.3% of workers are employed. The area faces some employment challenges, with an unemployment rate of 9.1% that is much higher than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure, full-time employment is well below the state average at 52.9%. This is consistent with a high unemployment rate of 9.1%, which is well above the national figure.
60.6% ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.9% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 35.3%, followed by retail trade at 16.2%. Other notable employers include accommodation and food services, manufacturing, and transport and warehousing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 29.4%, while labourers account for 19.1%. Technicians, trades and sales workers each represent 11.8% 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 Paskeville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41121/paskeville/topic/employment