11.4% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Castle Forbes Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Castle Forbes Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for those employed in Castle Forbes Bay, where 18.6% of workers are in these fields. The area faces significant employment challenges, with an unemployment rate of 11.4% that is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure at 51.4%.
51.6% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.4% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
After primary industries, the most common workplaces are in health care and social assistance (14.3%) and public administration and safety (12.9%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 22.9%, followed by professionals at 18.6% and technicians and tradespeople at 15.7%.
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 Castle Forbes Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60102/castle-forbes-bay/topic/employment