3.0% ▼ -36.9%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Franklin Harbour · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Franklin Harbour
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Franklin Harbour compared to the rest of the country. Only 51.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the area has a very low unemployment rate of just 3.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen to 54.9%, a figure that is well below the Australian average. The number of adults working or looking for work has also dropped, falling 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
51.8% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in the area, making up 26.6% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 13.0%, and construction at 12.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 27.7%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 13.4%, and community and personal service workers at 13.0%.
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 Franklin Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41960/franklin-harbour/topic/employment