0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cobbadah · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high proportion of adults in Cobbadah are working or looking for work compared to similar areas. While 78.6% of adults are in the labour force, the community is notably dominated by the farming sector.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area has a remarkably low unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national figures. However, the share of people in full-time work is 51.9%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
78.6% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary employer here, accounting for 59.6% of all jobs. Retail trade is the next most common industry at 9.6%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most of the local workforce are managers, making up 65.4% of occupations. Sales workers follow at 11.5%, while professionals and clerical staff each account for 7.7%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Cobbadah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10952/cobbadah/topic/employment