6.0% ▼ -36.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Frederickton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Frederickton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Frederickton than in most similar areas. Only 46.5% of adults are in the labour force, and the local unemployment rate of 6.0% is much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment stands at 56.4%, which is a little below the national average of 58.9%.
46.5% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main industry for local workers at 21.7%, followed by retail trade at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 18.5%, with technicians and trades making up 16.8% 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 Frederickton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11564/frederickton/topic/employment