5.5% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Point Frederick · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Point Frederick
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 57% of adults in Point Frederick are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. This small community has a lower rate of full-time employment than most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is 5.5%, this is about the same as the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.4% of the population are employed full-time, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. This is consistent with the overall rate of adults working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas.
56.9% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.4% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here, accounting for 24.6% of jobs. Retail trade is the next most common industry at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.9%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common, representing 15.9% of occupations.
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 Point Frederick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13244/point-frederick/topic/employment