0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Freestone · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Freestone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong employment rate defines daily life in Freestone, where 71.7% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%. The local job market is exceptionally tight, with an unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most similar areas, with a rate 11 points higher than the Australian average. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 60.5%.
71.7% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 71.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 23.4% of the workforce. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 10.5%, followed by construction and retail trade, both at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 17.7%, followed closely by managers at 16.9%. Technicians and tradespeople make up 15.3% 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 Freestone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31084/freestone/topic/employment