3.8% ▲ +113.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Comboyne · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Comboyne
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of all workers in Comboyne are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, a stark contrast to the broader region. This unique industry focus shapes the local workforce, where 61% of residents work full-time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the state average. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
59.0% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.0% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 45.6% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.3%, and construction at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 36.9%, followed by labourers at 19.5%. Community and personal service workers account for 9.7% of the local jobs.
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 Comboyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10992/comboyne/topic/employment