7.0% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 90% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Grafton · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Grafton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower numbers of adults are working or looking for work in Grafton compared to most similar areas. Only 49.5% of adults are in the labour force, while the unemployment rate of 7.0% is much higher than in most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a little above the New South Wales figure of 4.9%, though it has fallen 2.2 points since 2011. Full-time employment stands at 56.1%, which is a little below the national figure of 58.9%.
49.5% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 87% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 63% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 18.8%, followed by retail trade at 11.4% and public administration and safety at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 18.1% of the local workforce, with professionals at 15.5% and labourers at 13.3%.
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 Grafton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1015/grafton/topic/employment