5.9% ▼ -36.5%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kyogle · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Kyogle
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Kyogle, with 17.5% of workers in these fields. The area faces some employment challenges, as the proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 and is now well below the state average at 52.5%.
47.5% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 17.5%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 16.2%. Other major employers include education and training at 9.3% and construction at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 18.9%. Other common roles include labourers at 15.3%, professionals at 14.4%, and community and personal service workers at 12.5%.
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 Kyogle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14550/kyogle/topic/employment