6.3% ▲ +189.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Reedy Marsh · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Reedy Marsh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Work patterns in Reedy Marsh have shifted over the last decade, with few adults now active in the workforce. Only 49.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
This is a sparsely populated area where the unemployment rate of 6.3% is much higher than most similar places. Full-time employment stands at 53.8%, which is well below the Australian average.
49.1% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.5%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 15.4% of the workforce. Other common sectors include education and training at 7.7%, and manufacturing and construction both at 5.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.2%, followed by labourers at 16.7%. Professionals and community service workers each account for 15.4% of roles.
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 Reedy Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60542/reedy-marsh/topic/employment