0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fords Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fords Bridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Fords Bridge than the national figure. Nearly 89% of the adult population is in the labour force, with a very strong focus on full-time roles. This translates to a remarkably high employment rate and no reported unemployment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 88.9% 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 66.7%, and the unemployment rate is 0.0%.
88.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 88.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Half of the workforce in Fords Bridge is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are the most common, accounting for 50% of occupations, while machinery operators and drivers make up 16.7%.
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 Fords Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11543/fords-bridge/topic/employment