8.6% ▼ -55.7%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Peachester · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Peachester
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Peachester, where 16.1% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has seen a major shift in how people work, with a much higher number of adults now working or looking for work compared to a decade ago.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 61.3% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment has fallen 22 points since 2011 to 49.8%, which is well below the national figure. The unemployment rate is 8.6%, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures.
61.3% ▲ +51.0%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.8% ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 71.7%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, the main industries for local workers are construction at 13.7%, education and training at 10%, and both retail trade and transport at 6.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 22.1%, followed by professionals at 18.9% and community and personal service workers at 15.3%.
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 Peachester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321081/peachester/topic/employment