3.5% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oberon · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Oberon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong 63.5% of the workforce in Oberon is employed full-time, which is well above the national figure. While this shows a high rate of steady work, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 54.9%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is low at 3.5%, sitting a little below both the state and national rates.
54.9% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.5% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry for local workers at 16.7%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.4%. Health care and social assistance accounts for 9.5% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%, while technicians and trades people account for 15.0%. Machinery operators and drivers are also common, making up 13.2% of the local workforce.
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 Oberon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16100/oberon/topic/employment