0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ashley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ashley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Ashley, where 20.2% of workers are in these fields. This is a highly active workforce with an unemployment rate of 0.0%, far below the national figure of 5.1%. Most people here are in stable, full-time roles compared to other parts of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A very high 68.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also common at 68.5%, sitting far above the New South Wales rate of 58.0%.
68.4% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.5% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 69.9%
- 2021: 68.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
One in five people work in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include construction at 15.7%, health care and social assistance at 9.0%, and accommodation and food services at 6.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.5%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 16.9%, labourers at 13.5%, and professionals at 12.4%.
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 Ashley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10101/ashley/topic/employment