8.9% ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 8.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Benerembah · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing employs 61.5% of the workforce in Benerembah. This makes the area a primary producer hub where full-time work is much more common than in most other regions. However, the local unemployment rate of 8.9% is well above the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 63.5%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. Despite this, the 8.9% unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas.
8.9% ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
58.3% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.5% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which accounts for 61.5% of jobs. Other smaller sectors include education and training at 7.7% and retail trade at 5.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 42.3%, followed by labourers at 17.3%. Community and personal service workers account for another 11.5% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Benerembah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10293/benerembah/topic/employment