2.6% ▼ -64.5%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Peppermint Grove Beach · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Peppermint Grove Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A bigger share of adults in Peppermint Grove Beach are now working or looking for work compared to 2011. While the unemployment rate has dropped to a very low 2.6%, full-time employment has fallen by 13 points over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 63.1% of adults doing so. This is a little above the national figure, though full-time employment at 53% is well below the 58.9% seen across Australia.
63.1% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.0% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 53.0%
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 18.7%, followed by education and training at 11.6%. Mining, construction, and retail trade each make up 9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.9%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (16.4%) and technicians and tradespeople (16%).
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 Peppermint Grove Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521043/peppermint-grove-beach/topic/employment