0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cornwallis · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cornwallis
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over half of the workforce in Cornwallis is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This small area has a very high rate of people working or looking for work, while the unemployment rate is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 70.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the New South Wales figure. Unemployment is well below the national average, sitting at 0.0%.
70.3% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 70.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 59.3%
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 51.9% of the workforce. Accommodation and food services make up another 18.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of workers are managers, while professionals make up 22.2%. Community and personal service workers and labourers each account for 14.8% 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 Cornwallis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11078/cornwallis/topic/employment