3.9% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Crookwell · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Crookwell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Crookwell have remained steady over the last decade, with a workforce now heavily split between health services and farming. While the unemployment rate is a little below 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 50.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, those who are employed tend to be in full-time roles, with 59.2% of the population working full-time.
50.9% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 59.2%
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 14.7%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.8%. Public administration and safety also make up a large slice of the local economy at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and trades at 15.3% and managers at 15.1%. Labourers make up 14.2% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 13.8%.
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 Crookwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11124/crookwell/topic/employment