0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
A jobless rate of 0.0% sets Forrest Beach apart from the rest of the state and nation. This small area sees a high proportion of its residents in steady work, with 65% employed full-time, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure slightly above the Australian average. Full-time employment is much higher here than in most similar areas.
63.6% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 76.9%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.0% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which accounts for 45% of jobs. Education and training also make up a significant 30% of the industry mix.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Half of the workers in the area are managers, while 30% work as technicians and tradespeople. Labourers make up another 20% of the local occupations.
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/SAL50515/forrest-beach/topic/employment