4.4% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Forrest Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Forrest Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Forrest Beach than in most similar areas. While only 42.2% of adults are in the labour force, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 63.1%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is higher than most similar areas.
42.2% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.1% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 16.8%, followed by manufacturing at 12.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
People here most commonly work as technicians and tradespeople (18.5%) or professionals (17.0%), while community and personal service roles make up 14.2% of jobs.
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 Forrest Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31072/forrest-beach/topic/employment