9.6% ▲ +244.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pyramid Hill · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Pyramid Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Pyramid Hill than in most similar areas. While about 47.4% of adults are in the labour force, the unemployment rate has climbed significantly to 9.6% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has also dropped sharply, falling 16 percentage points since 2011 to 52.1%, which is well below the national figure.
47.4% ▼ 0.0%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47.4%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.1% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer of local workers at 34.3%. Health care and social assistance follow at 16.6%, while education and training account for 9.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 31.4%. Managers follow at 15.4%, with community and personal service workers accounting for 14.2% 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 Pyramid Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222076/pyramid-hill/topic/employment