0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Big Springs · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Big Springs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong employment rate defines daily life in Big Springs, where the unemployment rate is 0.0%. Most of the working population is in steady, full-time roles, making the local job market much stronger than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 68.8% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also well above the national average at 65.3%.
68.8% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.3%
- 2016: 69.6%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.3% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 30.7% of the workforce. Other common sectors include construction at 17.3% and retail trade at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation type at 28.0%. This is followed by professionals at 17.3%, and both technicians and trades as well as clerical roles at 16.0% each.
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 Big Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10344/big-springs/topic/employment