15.4% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ooma · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ooma
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 86.7% of adults in Ooma are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. This is a high-employment area where the majority of the workforce is in full-time roles. However, the unemployment rate is also very high at 15.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than most areas at 65.2%, well above the New South Wales figure of 58%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is among the highest at this level, sitting far above the national rate at 15.4%.
86.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 96.6%
- 2021: 86.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.2% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 83.3%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 56.5% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance also makes up a notable 13% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by managers, who make up 60.9% of occupations. Professionals account for another 17.4% of the roles people hold in Ooma.
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 Ooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13099/ooma/topic/employment