4.2% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barwang · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Barwang
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge majority of workers in Barwang hold full-time roles, creating a stable local economy. The area is defined by a strong work ethic, with 67.9% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here, with 78.6% of the workforce in full-time roles—far above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
67.9% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 73.4%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
78.6% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.3%
- 2021: 78.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 52.9% of the workforce. Other key sectors include accommodation and food and health care and social assistance, both at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
More than half of the workforce are managers, accounting for 54.3% of jobs. Professionals make up another 15.7%, followed by labourers at 12.9%.
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 Barwang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10221/barwang/topic/employment