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Erskine Park

Employment status

3,676 people living in Erskine Park in 2016 were employed, of which 69% worked full-time and 27% part-time.

Erskine Park's employment statistics are an important indicator of socio-economic status. The levels of full or part-time employment, unemployment and labour force participation indicate the strength of the local economy and social characteristics of the population. Employment status is linked to a number of factors including Age Structure, which influences the number of people in the workforce; the economic base and employment opportunities available in the area and; the education and skill base of the population (Occupations, Industries, Qualifications).

The two most important measures are:

  • Unemployment rate - the number of people looking for work, as a percentage of the labour force (employed and unemployed over 15)
  • Participation rate - the labour force expressed as a percentage of the total population over 15

Please note that in the 2021 Census, due to the COVID pandemic and lockdowns in many areas, the proportion of people who were employed but away from work in the week before Census has increased. We have no information on whether these people were normally employed full or part time so this is shown separately.

Derived from the Census question:

'Last week did the person have a full time or part time job of any kind?'

Persons aged 15 years and over

Labour force status
Erskine Park - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20162011Change
Labour force statusNumber%Claremont Meadows %Number%Claremont Meadows %2011 to 2016
map this data in atlas.idTotal labour force (Participation rate)3,86674.474.43,86775.175.1-1
Not in the labour force
1,14522.022.21,11621.722.9+29
Labour force status not stated
1953.83.21683.32.0+27

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Employment status
Erskine Park - Persons in the labour force (Usual residence)20162011Change
Employment statusNumber%Claremont Meadows %Number%Claremont Meadows %2011 to 2016
Employed
3,67695.195.03,67395.093.0+3
Employed full-time
2,54565.864.42,49664.563.1+49
Employed part-time
98725.525.694824.524.0+39
Employed, away from work
1443.74.92295.95.9-85
map this data in atlas.idUnemployed (Unemployment rate)1904.95.01945.07.0-4
Looking for full-time work
1092.82.81173.04.4-8
Looking for part-time work
812.12.3772.02.6+4

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Employment status, 2016
Employment status, 2016 Employed, Claremont Meadows: 95.0% Employed full-time, Claremont Meadows: 64.4% Employed part-time, Claremont Meadows: 25.6% Employed, away from work, Claremont Meadows: 4.9% Unemployed (Unemployment rate), Claremont Meadows: 5.0% Looking for full-time work, Claremont Meadows: 2.8% Looking for part-time work, Claremont Meadows: 2.3% Employed, Erskine Park: 95.1% Employed full-time, Erskine Park: 65.8% Employed part-time, Erskine Park: 25.5% Employed, away from work, Erskine Park: 3.7% Unemployed (Unemployment rate), Erskine Park: 4.9% Looking for full-time work, Erskine Park: 2.8% Looking for part-time work, Erskine Park: 2.1%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Change in employment status, 2011 to 2016
Change in employment status, 2011 to 2016 Employed, Erskine Park: +3 Employed full-time, Erskine Park: +49 Employed part-time, Erskine Park: +39 Employed, away from work, Erskine Park: -85 Unemployed (Unemployment rate), Erskine Park: -4 Looking for full-time work, Erskine Park: -8 Looking for part-time work, Erskine Park: +4
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2016 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

The size of Erskine Park's labour force in 2016 was 3,866, of which 987 were employed part-time and 2,545 were full time workers.

Analysis of the employment status (as a percentage of the labour force) in Erskine Park in 2016 compared to Claremont Meadows shows that there was a similar proportion in employment, as well as a similar proportion unemployed. Overall, 95.1% of the labour force was employed, and 4.9% unemployed, compared with 95.0% and 5.0% respectively for Claremont Meadows.

Analysis of the labour force participation rate of the population in Erskine Park in 2016 shows that there was a similar proportion in the labour force (74.4%) compared with Claremont Meadows (74.4%).

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people employed in Erskine Park showed an increase of 3, and the number unemployed showed a decrease of 4. In the same period, the number of people in the labour force showed a decrease of 1 or %.

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