18.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 18.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Freemans Waterhole · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Freemans Waterhole
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more full-time workers are found in Freemans Waterhole than in most similar areas. While 76.5% of the workforce is employed full-time, this is contrasted by a high unemployment rate of 18.0%. These figures mark the area as having a very distinct employment profile compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This low participation sits alongside an unemployment rate that is far above the national average.
52.6% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
76.5% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 76.5%
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 23.5%, followed by public administration and safety at 20.6% and education and training at 17.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split evenly between professionals and technicians and trades, each making up 29.4% of occupations. Managers account for a further 26.5%, while labourers make up 11.8%.
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 Waterhole [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11568/freemans-waterhole/topic/employment