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Back Forest · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Back Forest

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Healthcare and social assistance is the largest employer in Back Forest, where over a quarter of workers are employed in this sector. The area has a very low unemployment rate of 0% and a working population that is roughly in line with the New South Wales average.

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📍 Back Forest, Suburb / Locality

Where Back Forest sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Back Forest — lower than 99% of areas.

Back Forest0.0%
2535, NSW 3.3%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

While 59% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is far below the national figure, sitting at just 38.3%. This is among the lowest levels for similar areas.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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59.0% —

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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38.3% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Work in Back Forest is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance leading at 25.5%. Construction, manufacturing, education, and arts and recreation each account for around 11% of jobs.

Industries people work in

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In Back Forest, the largest group is Health care & social assistance at 30%, followed by Construction (15%) and Manufacturing (13%).

Health care & social assistance 25.5% Construction 12.8% Manufacturing 10.6% Education & training 10.6% Arts & recreation 10.6% Transport & warehousing 8.5% Professional & technical 6.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common, making up 44.7% of the workforce. Other typical jobs include community and personal service roles at 19.1%, followed by technicians, trades and sales workers at 14.9% each.

Occupations people work in

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In Back Forest, the largest group is Professionals at 40%, followed by Community & personal service (17%) and Technicians & trades (13%).

Professionals 44.7% Community & personal service 19.1% Technicians & trades 14.9% Sales workers 14.9% Managers 10.6% Clerical & administrative 6.4%

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 Back Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10130/back-forest/topic/employment