8.6% ▲ +221.8%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Penshurst · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Penshurst
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp drop in the number of people working or looking for work since 2011 defines the current job market in Penshurst. Only 42.2% of adults are now active in the labour force, and the unemployment rate has risen to 8.6%. This is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults in Penshurst are working or looking for work compared to most areas, and the share of full-time jobs has fallen to 51.0%. This is well below the Victorian average of 59.2%.
42.2% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.0% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 15.5%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most frequent occupation at 21.3%, with labourers making up 16.8% of the local workforce.
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 Penshurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222069/penshurst/topic/employment