0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stratheden · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Stratheden
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Stratheden have remained stable since 2011, though the area now stands out for having no unemployment. It is a small workforce where nearly 30% of people work in farming and forestry, which is a much higher share than in most other Australian towns.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is slightly above the New South Wales figure. While full-time employment is well below the national rate at 53.8%, the unemployment rate is a striking 0.0%.
61.5% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 29.2% of the workforce. Other common sectors include transport, warehousing, health care, and social assistance, each accounting for 7.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation group at 26.4%, followed by labourers at 17.9%. Technicians, trades, and community and personal service workers each make up 11.3% 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 Stratheden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13689/stratheden/topic/employment