5.8% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Breadalbane · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Breadalbane
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than a quarter of working people in Breadalbane are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This is a hardworking area where 75.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here at 65.6%, which is well above the New South Wales figure. However, the unemployment rate of 5.8% is much higher than in most similar areas.
75.8% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.1%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 75.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.6% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.7%
- 2016: 69.6%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry, employing 26.6% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include public administration and safety at 17.2% and wholesale trade at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are the most common occupation, held by 31.3% of workers. Clerical and administrative jobs follow at 23.4%, while professionals make up 15.6% of the 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 Breadalbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10552/breadalbane/topic/employment