6.2% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coonamble · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Coonamble
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture and farming drive the local economy, with 29.5% of the workforce in Coonamble employed in this sector. This is a place where full-time work is very common, though overall fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much more common here than in most areas, at 65%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure at 52.4%, and the unemployment rate of 6.2% is a little above the Australian average.
52.4% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.0% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 29.5%. Health care and social assistance (13.3%) and education and training (13.2%) are also major employers in the area.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.1%. Other common roles include labourers at 14.8% and professionals at 13.7%.
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 Coonamble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105011094/coonamble/topic/employment