13.6% ▲ +260.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Freeburgh · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Freeburgh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much smaller share of adults are working or looking for work in Freeburgh compared to the rest of the country. Only 50.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This lack of employment is mirrored by a high unemployment rate of 13.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate here is among the highest for similar areas, sitting well above the Victorian figure of 5.0%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average, with only 53.8% of the workforce in full-time roles.
50.4% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
A quarter of workers in Freeburgh are employed in accommodation and food services, the most common industry. Other notable sectors include education and training at 17.3%, and construction at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up 25% of the local workforce, followed by community and personal service workers at 21.2%. Managers and professionals also represent a significant portion of the population at 19.2% and 17.3% respectively.
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 Freeburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20951/freeburgh/topic/employment