11.6% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Poona · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Poona
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 Poona. Very few adults here are working or looking for work, and those who are employed are far more likely to be in part-time roles than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 20.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 11.6%, which is well above both the state and national figures.
20.2% ▼ -51.8%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
40.6% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employer is health care and social assistance at 18.8%, followed by construction at 14.9%. Other notable industries include administration and support, agriculture, and manufacturing, each employing around 7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.8%. Community and personal service workers follow at 16.8%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14.9% of occupations.
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 Poona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321085/poona/topic/employment