6.8% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Inverell Surrounds - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Inverell Surrounds - East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Inverell Surrounds - East than in 2011, with the rate falling to 49%. While the typical worker is employed full-time, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most other similar regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Unemployment is 6.8%, a little above the New South Wales and national rates, though this is 2.2 percentage points lower than in 2011.
49.0% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 31.7% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.8% and education and training at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.6%, followed by labourers at 17.2%. Community and personal service workers account for 12.2% 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 Inverell Surrounds - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110021192/inverell-surrounds-east/topic/employment