11.1% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Parkfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Parkfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Parkfield have shifted over the last decade to become much more active than other similar areas. While more people are working or looking for work, the area also faces a significantly higher unemployment rate than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work here than in the rest of Australia, at 78.3%. Full-time employment is also well above the national figure, though the unemployment rate is much higher at 11.1%.
78.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 78.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.9% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 76.0%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in a few key sectors, with manufacturing (25%) and transport and warehousing (21.4%) being the most common industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 25%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 17.9%.
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 Parkfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51207/parkfield/topic/employment