5.8% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Quirindi · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Quirindi
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of over 9 percentage points separates Quirindi from the national figure for adults working or looking for work. While only 52% of adults are in the labour force, those who are employed are much more likely to have full-time roles than people in most other areas. This pattern has remained largely stable since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the state figure at 62%, though the unemployment rate is slightly higher than the national average at 5.8%. The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas and has fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
52.0% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.0% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer in the area at 22.7%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.7%, and both transport and education at 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five workers is a manager, making it the most common occupation at 20.1%. Labourers (14.3%), machinery operators and drivers (13.4%), and professionals (12.4%) also make up a large part 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 Quirindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110041201/quirindi/topic/employment