15.8% ▲ +194.5%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Peak Hill · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Peak Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common employer in Peak Hill, where 18.9% of workers are in this field. While full-time employment has risen slightly since 2011, the area faces significant challenges with a very high unemployment rate of 15.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at only 40.4%. This is a sharp drop from 2011, while the unemployment rate has climbed to 15.8%, which is far above the national figure of 5.1%.
40.4% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance leads the local workforce at 18.9%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.9%. Other notable employers include education and training at 11.5% and accommodation and food services at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 20.3%. Labourers make up 14.7% of the workforce, while managers and professionals each account for 12.0% of jobs.
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 Peak Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121094/peak-hill/topic/employment