12.8% ▲ +133.2%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Peterborough · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Peterborough
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Peterborough compared to the rest of the country. Only 35.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is 26 points lower than the national figure. This trend is marked by a rising unemployment rate that has climbed to 12.8% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.1% of the population are employed full-time, a figure that is far below the South Australian average and has fallen 19 points since 2011. This coincides with an unemployment rate of 12.8%, which is well above both state and national levels.
35.1% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.1% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry for local workers at 14.3%. Other significant employers include education and training at 11.6% and health care and social assistance at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.8%, followed by community and personal service workers at 17.5%. Managers and sales workers also feature prominently, accounting for 13.8% and 10.3% of jobs respectively.
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 Peterborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415035/peterborough/topic/employment