5.7% ▼ -36.1%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coffs Harbour - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Coffs Harbour - South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Coffs Harbour - South, where 21.8% of workers are in this sector. The area struggles with a low number of people working or looking for work, with just 50.5% of adults in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has fallen to 50.8%, leaving the area well below the New South Wales average.
50.5% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.8% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, retail trade employs 11.5% of the workforce. Other common industries include accommodation and food services at 10.3%, while education and construction both sit at 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.8%. Community and personal service workers follow at 14.8%, with labourers and clerical staff also making up significant portions 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104021085/coffs-harbour-south/topic/employment