3.0% ▼ -47.1%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Freeling · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Freeling
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Freeling than in most similar areas. This local workforce is strong, with a very low unemployment rate of 3.0% and a high proportion of people in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the South Australian figure of 60.0%. This strength is reflected in the unemployment rate, which has fallen to 3.0% since 2011.
64.5% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 15.6%. Manufacturing (12.2%) and construction (10.6%) also employ a significant share of the town.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.0%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.9%, followed by professionals and labourers who both sit at 13.9%.
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 Freeling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415012/freeling/topic/employment