Pingelly · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Pingelly

Name: Jobs & Industry in Pingelly — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A far lower percentage of adults are working or looking for work in Pingelly compared to the rest of the country. Only 39.6% of the adult population is in the labour force, and the unemployment rate is 12.8%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. This suggests a local job market that is struggling compared to the state and national trends.

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Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is well below the Western Australian figure, with only 50.5% of the workforce in full-time roles. The number of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting far below the national rate of 61.1%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 18.1%. Other significant employers include health care and social assistance at 13.3% and transport and warehousing at 9.5%.

Industries people work in

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Pingelly splits fairly evenly between Agriculture, forestry & fishing (19%) and Health care & social assistance (14%), with Transport & warehousing at 10%.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 18.1% Health care & social assistance 13.3% Transport & warehousing 9.5% Public administration & safety 9.0% Mining 6.7% Education & training 6.7% Wholesale trade 5.2% Retail trade 5.2% Accommodation & food 5.2% Other services 4.3%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of local jobs at 19.5%. Labourers follow at 15.2%, while community and personal service workers account for 13.3% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Pingelly splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (20%) and Labourers (16%), with Community & personal service at 14%.

Technicians & trades 19.5% Labourers 15.2% Community & personal service 13.3% Managers 11.4% Professionals 11.4% Machinery operators & drivers 11.4% Clerical & administrative 9.5% Sales workers 5.7%

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 Pingelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51244/pingelly/topic/employment

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Pingelly	12.8%
6308, WA	5.7%
Western Australia	5.1%
Australia	5.1%

Where Pingelly sits — Unemployment rate