3.8% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Corowa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Corowa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Corowa over the last decade, with the share falling to 51.3% since 2011. While this is much lower than the national figure, the local unemployment rate is also very low at 3.8%. This suggests a workforce that is stable but smaller in proportion to the total population.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The percentage of adults working or looking for work is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment sits at 58.1%, which is about the same as the rest of the country but has fallen 4.5 points since 2011.
51.3% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in the area, with 18.6% of workers in the field. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 12.8%, and retail trade at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.6%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 14.9%, and community and personal service workers at 12.6%.
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 Corowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109031180/corowa/topic/employment