10.5% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ashford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ashford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 10.5% unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas, making job security a key challenge in Ashford. This is a place where fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state, and full-time employment is notably low.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average, with only 51.6% of the workforce in full-time roles.
44.1% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.6% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Ashford, accounting for 28.8% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 16.0% and public administration and safety at 12.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.3%, followed by labourers at 18.3%. People working in community and personal services also represent a large slice of the local workforce at 16.0%.
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 Ashford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10100/ashford/topic/employment