2.3% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
East Pingelly · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in East Pingelly
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in East Pingelly than in the rest of the country. This sparsely populated area has a very high employment rate, with 73.1% of adults in the labour force and a very low unemployment rate of 2.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working life is common here, with 73.1% of adults in the labour force, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much higher than most areas at 67.5%.
73.1% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.1%
- 2016: 75.7%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.5% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 69.6%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing dominate the local economy, employing 65% of the workforce. Other roles are found in health care and social assistance (8.1%) and education and training (7.3%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Over half of the workers in East Pingelly are managers. The remaining workforce is split between labourers (11.4%), clerical and administrative staff (8.9%), and professionals (8.1%).
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 East Pingelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50465/east-pingelly/topic/employment