6.7% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coonabarabran · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coonabarabran
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much fewer adults are working or looking for work in Coonabarabran than in most similar areas. Only 45.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a local job market where unemployment is a little above the Australian average at 6.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 56.6%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. This is around the middle for areas of its level, though the overall unemployment rate is much higher than most similar places.
45.3% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.2%. Other main employers include education and training at 12.7%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 16.9%. Professionals follow at 15.7%, while community and personal service workers account for 15.4% 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 Coonabarabran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11043/coonabarabran/topic/employment