1.1% ▼ -54.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 1.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Forest Reefs · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Forest Reefs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Forest Reefs compared to the state average. The area is defined by a strong employment rate and an unemployment rate of just 1.1%, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working life is robust here, with 64.9% of adults in the labour force and 62.5% employed full-time. Both figures are well above the New South Wales and national averages.
64.9% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.4%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several fields, led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.9%. Education and health care each account for 11.2% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management and professional roles are the most common, making up 22.7% and 21.6% of occupations. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 19%.
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 Forest Reefs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11550/forest-reefs/topic/employment