3.3% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Freemans Reach · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Freemans Reach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Freemans Reach than in most similar areas. While 68.2% of adults are active in the workforce, the share of people in full-time roles has dropped significantly to 54.8% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.3%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 5.1%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%.
68.2% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 76.2%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 68.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 75.2%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 15.6%, followed by education and training at 12.0% and health care and social assistance at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.3%, while professionals account for 16.7% of the local workforce.
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 Freemans Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115062/freemans-reach/topic/employment