5.5% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Forrestfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Forrestfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are in the workforce here than in most similar areas, making Forrestfield a hub of employment. Full-time work is particularly common, with 63.8% of the population employed in a full-time role.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. However, the unemployment rate is 5.5%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
63.6% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.8% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for locals are health care and social assistance at 11.9%, followed by construction at 10.2% and retail trade at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five workers is a technician or tradesperson, the most common role in the area. Other frequent jobs include clerical and administrative work at 14.5% and professionals at 13.2%.
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 Forrestfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50518/forrestfield/topic/employment