6.3% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Frog Rock · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Frog Rock
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining and construction are the biggest employers in Frog Rock, with each employing 17.8% of the workforce. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the New South Wales figure, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment here is 6.3%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the Australian average, with only 52.1% of residents working full-time.
58.4% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.1% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several key sectors, with mining and construction both at 17.8%, followed by manufacturing at 12.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 24.7%, while sales workers account for 13.7% of occupations.
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 Frog Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11573/frog-rock/topic/employment