2.4% ▼ -48.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cobbitty · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cobbitty
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Cobbitty than in most similar areas, with 66.2% active in the workforce. This high level of activity is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 2.4%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high proportion of the community is employed, and the unemployment rate is lower than most other areas. Full-time work accounts for 58.2% of the workforce, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
66.2% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 14.2%. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.3%, and education and training at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.3%. Managers follow at 15.9%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 15% of the local workforce.
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 Cobbitty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10953/cobbitty/topic/employment