13.3% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Peterborough · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Peterborough
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower proportion of people are working or looking for work in Peterborough compared to similar areas. Only 36% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure. This is combined with an unemployment rate of 13.3%, which is among the highest for areas of this type.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state and national figures at 44.9%. This contributes to a high unemployment rate of 13.3%, which is well above both the South Australian and Australian rates.
36.0% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.9% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry for local workers at 14.1%. This is followed by health care and social assistance at 11.9%, and education and training at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.9%. Community and personal service roles follow at 17.6%, while managers account for 14.6% of occupations.
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 Peterborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41143/peterborough/topic/employment