Copeton · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Copeton

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Just 26.5% of adults in Copeton are working or looking for work. This makes the area's workforce activity far lower than the national figure, marking it as a place where very few adults are active in the job market.

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📍 Copeton, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

At 26.5%, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for similar areas. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7% and the Australian average of 61.1%.

26.5%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.5%
  • 2021: 26.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 46%, ahead of Accommodation & food (23%).

Industries people work in

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In Copeton, Agriculture, forestry & fishing is the majority at 67%; Accommodation & food is next at 33%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 69%, ahead of Technicians & trades (23%).

Occupations people work in

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In Copeton, the largest group is Managers at 50%, followed by Technicians & trades (17%) and Clerical & administrative (17%).

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 Copeton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11059/copeton/topic/employment