2.8% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Freemans Reach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Freemans Reach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of employment defines the daily life of Freemans Reach, where 67.7% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above both the New South Wales and national figures, reflecting a very active local workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 2.8%, which is a little below the state and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 57.1%, which is about the same as the New South Wales average.
67.7% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.7%
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 15.2%. Other significant employers include health care and social assistance at 9.5%, education and training at 9.2%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.6%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 17.3%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 14.3% 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 Freemans Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11567/freemans-reach/topic/employment