8.0% ▲ +48.3%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Frederickton · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Frederickton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Frederickton than in most similar areas. Only 42.7% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This is paired with an unemployment rate of 8.0%, which is well above the New South Wales average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure. Full-time employment has also dropped, falling 2.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 55.4%.
42.7% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.1%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 23.9%, followed by retail trade at 15.1%. Other common industries include accommodation and food, manufacturing, and education.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common at 18.1%. Professionals make up 15.9% of the workforce, while technicians, trades, clerks, and labourers each account for about 12% to 13%.
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 Frederickton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115061/frederickton/topic/employment