3.2% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cobar · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Cobar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people in Cobar work full-time than in most other Australian areas, with 68.6% of the workforce in full-time roles. This strong employment pattern is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 3.2%. The local economy is heavily driven by mining and technical trades.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the New South Wales figure of 58%. While 58.9% of adults are working or looking for work, this is a little below the national rate and has fallen since 2011.
58.9% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.6% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 70.4%
- 2016: 70.1%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant employer in Cobar, accounting for 30.8% of jobs. Other key industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.6%, followed by retail trade and education at 6.9% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical roles are common here, with technicians and trades making up 19.1% of workers and machinery operators and drivers accounting for 18%. Managers and labourers also represent significant shares at 15.3% and 11.8%.
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 Cobar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11750/cobar/topic/employment