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Coffs Harbour - Grafton · Region (SA4)

Jobs & Industry in Coffs Harbour - Grafton

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Coffs Harbour - Grafton, with 18.2% of the workforce in this field. The region has a smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state. While the unemployment rate is higher than in most similar areas, it has fallen significantly since 2011.

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📍 Coffs Harbour - Grafton, Region (SA4)

Where Coffs Harbour - Grafton sits — Unemployment rate

5.6% ▼ -33.8%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Coffs Harbour - Grafton — higher than 70% of areas.

Coffs Harbour - Grafton5.6%
Rest of NSW 4.6%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 51.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than in most areas at 52.7%, a figure that has fallen since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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5.6% ▼ -33.8%

Higher than 70% of region (sa4) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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51.7% ▼ -0.9%

Lower than 85% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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52.7% ▼ -3.5%

Lower than 89% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local economy relies heavily on health care and social assistance, which employs 18.2% of the workforce. Other major industries include retail trade at 10.5%, construction at 9.6%, and education and training at 9.1%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.7%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 14.6% and technicians and tradespeople at 13.4%.

Occupations people work in

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Coffs Harbour - Grafton splits fairly evenly between Professionals (19%) and Community & personal service (15%), with Technicians & trades at 14%.

Professionals 18.7% Community & personal service 14.6% Technicians & trades 13.4% Labourers 12.5% Managers 12.4% Clerical & administrative 11.7% Sales workers 9.4% Machinery operators & drivers 5.5%

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 Coffs Harbour - Grafton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/104/coffs-harbour-grafton/topic/employment