3.3% ▼ -32.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Forresters Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Forresters Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A smaller proportion of residents are in full-time work compared to most areas, which shapes the daily economic life of Forresters Beach. Only 51.6% of the population are employed full-time, a figure well below the national average. Despite this, the local unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure. Full-time employment is particularly low at 51.6%, sitting well below both the state and national averages.
57.7% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.6% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 19.1%, followed by construction at 12.5% and education and training at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 26.2%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.0%, managers at 14.7%, and clerical and administrative workers at 13.7%.
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 Forresters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11552/forresters-beach/topic/employment