4.5% ▲ +100.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Penneshaw · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Penneshaw
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are employed full-time in Penneshaw than in the rest of the country, with only 36.5% of residents in this position. This creates a distinct local job market where only 56.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 56.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, a figure that is about the same as the state and national rates.
56.2% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
36.5% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is driven by hospitality and logistics, with 23% of workers in accommodation and food and 18.3% in transport and warehousing. Education and training also employ a notable 11.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.4%, followed by community and personal service staff at 17.5%. Labourers and clerical workers also feature strongly, accounting for 16.7% and 12.7% of roles respectively.
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 Penneshaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41135/penneshaw/topic/employment