6.1% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Inverell - Tenterfield · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Inverell - Tenterfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Inverell - Tenterfield than in most other areas, with only 49.1% in the labour force. This is well below the New South Wales figure and far below the national average. While full-time work is steady, the region faces a higher unemployment rate than most of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.1%, which is a little above the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This comes as the proportion of adults working or looking for work fell 3.0 points since 2011 to 49.1%.
49.1% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer at 18.1%. Other major industries include health care and social assistance at 13.6%, and retail trade at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five workers are managers (19.9%). Labourers make up 15.3% of the workforce, while professionals and community and personal service workers account for 13.4% and 12.7% respectively.
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 - Tenterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11002/inverell-tenterfield/topic/employment