5.6% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cowra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cowra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low rate of employment shapes daily life in Cowra, where only 52.1% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time work is common for those employed, the area faces a tougher job market than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is much higher than most similar areas at 5.6%, though this is only slightly above the New South Wales rate of 4.9%. Around 58.7% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is about the same as the national figure.
52.1% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.4%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.3%. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.3% and education and training at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 15.7%. Labourers are also common at 14%, while community and personal service workers, professionals, and technicians and trades each account for about 13.5% of the 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 Cowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11099/cowra/topic/employment