6.3% ▼ -55.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Towamba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Towamba
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 Towamba than in most other areas, with only 36.9% in the labour force. This is a stark contrast to the national figure of 61.1%, and it is paired with a higher unemployment rate of 6.3%. These figures suggest a local economy where a small portion of the adult population is engaged in paid employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is less common here than in most areas; only 49.3% of the population are employed full-time, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. This contributes to the area's overall low workforce participation.
36.9% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.7%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.3% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy relies heavily on primary production and making goods, with 22.5% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing, and another 16.9% in manufacturing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25.4%, followed by community and personal service workers at 16.9% and labourers at 15.5%.
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 Towamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13945/towamba/topic/employment