5.7% —
Higher than 69% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cowper · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Cowper
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 50.8% of adults are working or looking for work in Cowper, a figure far below the national average. This low level of workforce activity is coupled with a full-time employment rate that has fallen to 52.0% since 2016.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer people are working or seeking work here than in most other areas. While the unemployment rate fell to 5.7% since 2016, full-time employment remains well below the New South Wales figure.
50.8% —
Lower than 88% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.0% —
Lower than 90% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 52.0%
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 20.4%. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.9% and education and training at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 20.2%. Community and personal service workers make up 15.4% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 13.2%.
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 Cowper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED110/cowper/topic/employment