6.2% —
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Inverell · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Inverell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shifting employment landscape defines Inverell, where a high unemployment rate of 6.2% now stands as a key challenge. While full-time work is slightly more common here than in the rest of the country, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Those who are employed are often in full-time roles, at 60.1%, which is a little above the New South Wales average.
52.2% —
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% —
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
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 14.9%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.9% and manufacturing at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.7%, closely followed by managers at 16.2% and professionals at 14.0%.
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 Inverell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14220/inverell/topic/employment