3.8% ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Corowa · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Corowa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A varied mix of trade and service work defines daily life in Corowa, where manufacturing is the most common industry. While the typical full-time employment rate is about the same as the national figure, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below both the state (58.7%) and national (61.1%) figures. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, a little below the Australian figure of 5.1%.
51.3% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the largest employer at 18.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.8%. Other main industries include retail trade (10.4%) and accommodation and food services (8.1%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.6%, with technicians and tradespeople following at 14.9%. Community and personal service workers account for 12.6% 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 Corowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11080/corowa/topic/employment