6.1% ▼ -31.3%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coffs Harbour - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Coffs Harbour - North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 53.5% of adults in Coffs Harbour - North are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average. This suggests a significant portion of the adult population is not in the workforce. While unemployment has fallen since 2011, the area still sees fewer people in full-time roles than most other parts of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most areas, and full-time employment has fallen to 53.8% since 2011. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 6.1%, which is a little above the state average.
53.5% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here, making up 20% of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade at 11.6% and accommodation and food services at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common job role at 17.9%, followed by community and personal service workers at 15%. Technicians and trades people make up 13.7% 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 Coffs Harbour - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104021084/coffs-harbour-north/topic/employment