6.0% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Grafton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Grafton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five workers in Grafton are employed in health care and social assistance, the town's largest employment sector. While many find steady work, the area faces a significant challenge with a low number of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This struggle is reflected in the unemployment rate, which at 6.0% is much higher than in most similar areas.
51.3% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer at 19.4%, followed by public administration and safety and retail trade, which both employ 11.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 18.1%. Professionals make up 16.8% of the workforce, while technicians and trades account for 13.2%.
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 Grafton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11739/grafton/topic/employment