2.7% ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pontville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pontville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Pontville. The area has a very strong employment rate, with 71.2% of adults working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. This high level of activity is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 2.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More people are in the workforce here than in most similar areas. Full-time employment is well above the state average at 61.4%, while the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at 2.7%.
71.2% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.4%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 71.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.4% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 13.6%. Other major industries include construction at 12.3%, manufacturing at 10.5%, and retail trade at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest occupational group at 17.6%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.3%, followed by professionals at 12.8%.
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 Pontville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60511/pontville/topic/employment