0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Frome · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Mount Frome than in the rest of the state. The local workforce is exceptionally active, with 68.1% of adults in the labour force and a striking 0% unemployment rate.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here, with 70.3% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58% and the national figure of 58.9%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
68.1% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Mount Frome is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, mining, and construction each accounting for 15.6% of jobs. Health care and social assistance also make up a significant 12.5% of the industry mix.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are managers, who make up 25% of the workforce, followed by professionals at 21.9%. Technicians and trades account for 12.5% of occupations, while labourers make up 10.9%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mount Frome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12771/mount-frome/topic/employment