5.9% ▲ +175.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Applethorpe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Applethorpe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong connection to the land defines daily life in Applethorpe, where over a third of the workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. While full-time work is common, the area sees a much higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. Among those employed, 60.2% are in full-time roles, though the unemployment rate of 5.9% is much higher than in most similar areas.
58.0% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 60.2%
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 34.3% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.2% and construction at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 28.7%, followed by managers at 20.5%. Professionals and technicians or tradespeople also account for significant shares of the local workforce at 12.2% and 9.8% 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 Applethorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30069/applethorpe/topic/employment