Cumnock · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Cumnock

Name: Jobs & Industry in Cumnock — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Cumnock than in most similar areas. Only 52.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, those who are looking for jobs find them easily, as the unemployment rate is very low at 1.5%.

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📍 Cumnock, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment for 51.3% of residents is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. This lower level of workforce activity is seen across the board, as the overall percentage of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most other areas.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 31.1% of jobs. Other common industries include education and training at 18.1% and health care and social assistance at 7.8%.

Industries people work in

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In Cumnock, the largest group is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 30%, followed by Education & training (18%) and Health care & social assistance (8%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 31.1% Education & training 18.1% Health care & social assistance 7.8% Construction 7.3% Professional & technical 5.2% Other services 5.2% Wholesale trade 4.1% Public administration & safety 4.1% Mining 3.6% Administrative & support 3.6%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Management roles are the most common occupation for 24.4% of workers, followed by labourers at 17.1%. Clerical and administrative roles make up 14.0% of the local workforce, while professionals account for 13.5%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Cumnock — Managers leads at 24%, ahead of Labourers (17%) and Clerical & administrative (14%).

Managers 24.4% Labourers 17.1% Clerical & administrative 14.0% Professionals 13.5% Community & personal service 9.8% Machinery operators & drivers 8.8% Technicians & trades 6.2% Sales workers 5.7%

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 Cumnock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11160/cumnock/topic/employment

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Cumnock	1.5%
2867, NSW	3.7%
New South Wales	4.9%
Australia	5.1%

Where Cumnock sits — Unemployment rate