4.8% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Parklands · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Parklands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual 63.6% of adults in Parklands are working or looking for work. While more people are active in the workforce than in most similar areas, full-time employment is well below the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is less common here than in most areas, with 55.6% of the workforce in full-time roles. The unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national figures.
63.6% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.1%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 13.2%, followed by manufacturing at 9.9%. Construction and retail trade both employ 9.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 18.5%. Professionals are the next most common at 14.6%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 12.6%.
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 Parklands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51208/parklands/topic/employment