4.5% ▲ —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ophir · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ophir
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 64% of adults in Ophir are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. While this reflects a strong push toward employment, full-time roles are much less common here than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 64.1% of adults are working or looking for work, though only 49.3% are employed full-time, a figure well below the national average of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
64.1% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.6%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.3% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer at 14.9%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.4%. Health care and social assistance also make up a significant slice of the local workforce at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.9%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 16.4%. Technicians and trades people account for 13.4% of the 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 Ophir [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13101/ophir/topic/employment