2.5% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Robertson - Fitzroy Falls · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in the workforce in Robertson - Fitzroy Falls than in most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is very low at 2.5%, the proportion of people working full-time is well below the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 58.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Australian figure. Full-time employment has fallen to 53.4% since 2011, leaving the area well below New South Wales and the rest of the country.
2.5% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
58.8% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.4% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here at 11.0%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 10.6%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and education and training both account for 9.9% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups of workers, at 23.0% and 21.7% respectively. Technicians and trades follow at 14.5%, while labourers and clerical staff each represent 9.8% of occupations.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Robertson - Fitzroy Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114021288/robertson-fitzroy-falls/topic/employment