9.2% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ashmont · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ashmont
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 13 percentage points separates Ashmont from the national average in terms of adults working or looking for work. While nearly 60% of those employed are in full-time roles, the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 9.2%, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.7%. This low participation is coupled with a 9.2% unemployment rate, which is much higher than most similar areas.
48.3% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 57.7%
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 18.4%, followed by retail trade at 13.3%. Construction and accommodation and food services each account for 8.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%, with 15.4% in community and personal service roles. Technicians and trades people represent 15.1% of the local workforce.
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 Ashmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10102/ashmont/topic/employment