4.4% ▼ -35.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oberon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Oberon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong preference for full-time work defines the local economy in Oberon, where 63.2% of the workforce holds a full-time role. While this is well above the national figure, fewer adults overall are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is less common here than in other areas, with only 53.7% of adults in the labour force. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is about the same as the national rate.
53.7% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.2% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in Oberon at 22.1%. Other major industries include health care and social assistance at 10.5%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily weighted towards hands-on roles, with machinery operators and drivers making up 17.4% of jobs. Technicians and trades follow at 16.0%, while labourers 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 Oberon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13079/oberon/topic/employment