11.9% ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 11.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ashcroft · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ashcroft
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap in employment separates Ashcroft from the rest of the country, with only 35% of adults working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The local job market faces significant challenges, marked by a very high unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment in Ashcroft is 11.9%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.9%. This struggle is reflected in the workforce, as full-time employment is far below the national average at 47.9%.
35.0% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.9% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.1%, followed by retail trade at 12.2% and construction at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The area has a strong presence of blue-collar roles, with machinery operators and drivers making up 17.3% of jobs and labourers accounting for 15.7%.
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 Ashcroft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10098/ashcroft/topic/employment