8.3% ▲ —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Biddon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Biddon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
About 69% of adults in Biddon are working or looking for work, which is far above the New South Wales figure. This is a hardworking area where full-time employment is very common, though the unemployment rate is also much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 69.2%. This is consistent with a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work (69%) compared to the rest of the state.
69.0% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 69.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.2% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.7%
- 2016: 75.9%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 61.5% of the workforce. Other common sectors include professional and technical services at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The majority of workers are managers, accounting for 61.5% of occupations. Clerical and administrative roles make up another 15.4% 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 Biddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10337/biddon/topic/employment