2.6% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gresford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gresford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong employment rate defines daily life in Gresford, where 64% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The local workforce is notably stable, with a very low unemployment rate of 2.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More people here are in the workforce than in most similar areas, and 60.4% are employed full-time. This is a little above the national figure of 58.9%.
64.0% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer, accounting for 28.8% of jobs. Other significant industries include health care and social assistance at 10.8%, followed by other services, mining and education at around 9% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.4%. Technicians, trades, and clerical roles each account for 15.3% of the local workforce.
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 Gresford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11783/gresford/topic/employment