3.8% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Narrabri · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Narrabri
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people work full-time in Narrabri than in most similar areas, with 65.6% of the workforce in full-time roles. This high level of stable employment is matched by a low unemployment rate of 3.8%, which has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is about the same as the national average. Full-time employment is well above both the state and national figures, having risen slightly since 2011.
61.1% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.6% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employer in the area is health care and social assistance at 12.4%, followed by retail trade at 9.2% and mining at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the biggest group of workers at 15.7%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 15.0% and machinery operators and drivers at 14.1%.
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 Narrabri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110031197/narrabri/topic/employment