5.2% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Grenfell · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Grenfell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Grenfell, with 22.2% of the workforce in these fields. While full-time work is common, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The unemployment rate is 5.2%, slightly higher than most similar areas.
47.2% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by farming and forestry at 22.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.2%. Retail trade and public administration also make up significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.1%. Labourers are the second most common occupation at 14.7%, with professionals and trades people also featuring strongly.
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 Grenfell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11782/grenfell/topic/employment