6.3% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Inverell · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Inverell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 6.3% shapes the local job market in Inverell. While full-time work is common for those employed, a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. For those who do have jobs, 59.9% are in full-time roles, slightly above the national average of 58.9%.
52.7% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.9% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 59.9%
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 16.1%, followed by manufacturing at 13.4% and retail trade at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.2%, with professionals at 15.5% and community and personal service workers at 15.0% also common.
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 Inverell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11990/inverell/topic/employment