5.8% ▼ -44.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coniston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coniston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 5.8% marks the current job market in Coniston, which is much higher than most similar areas. While many residents work in health and education, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the Australian average of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 57.3%, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
56.7% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here at 16.9%, followed by education and training at 10.9%. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.3% and construction at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One quarter of the workforce are professionals, making it the most common occupation. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 13.9% and technicians and trades at 13.8%.
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 Coniston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11010/coniston/topic/employment