47.1% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Good Forest · Suburb / Locality
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 Good Forest than in most similar areas. Only 47.1% of adults are active in the labour force, which is a very low figure for the region.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 47.1%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7% and the national figure of 61.1%.
47.1% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Professional & technical at 25%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (19%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Technicians & trades at 38%, ahead of Managers (31%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Good Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11704/good-forest/topic/employment