3.8% ▲ +107.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fernmount · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fernmount
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce in Fernmount compared to most other areas, with only 56.7% working or looking for work. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While employment is lower, the 3.8% unemployment rate is a little below both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than in most areas, with 52.8% of residents in these roles. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
56.7% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.8% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 52.8%
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 at 18.1%, followed closely by education and training at 17.6%. Other notable sectors include retail trade at 10.6% and public administration and safety at 6.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.7%. Managers, technicians and trades, and sales workers each account for 11.1% of the workforce, while labourers represent 10.6%.
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 Fernmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11512/fernmount/topic/employment