0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Forbesdale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Forbesdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Forbesdale than in most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the national figure, the overall share of the population in the workforce is lower than in New South Wales and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas, sitting at 55.4%.
56.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest industry here, employing 28.9% of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade at 13.3% and health care and social assistance at 12.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.9%. Technicians and trades account for 18.1%, while clerical staff, machinery operators and labourers each make up 13.3% 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 Forbesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11542/forbesdale/topic/employment