2.5% ▲ +79.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ferguson · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ferguson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
About 31.6% of workers in Ferguson are managers, making it the most common occupation in the area. While the local unemployment rate is a low 2.5%, far fewer people work full-time compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. However, full-time employment at 54.7% is well below both the state and Australian averages.
60.7% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.7%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.7% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer at 21.4%, followed by construction at 17.1%. Other common sectors include accommodation and food, health care and social assistance, and manufacturing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond managers, professionals make up 18.8% of the workforce. Technicians and trades account for 14.5%, while clerical and administrative roles and labourers make up 12% and 8.5% 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 Ferguson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50501/ferguson/topic/employment