0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Upper Copmanhurst · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has become much more common in Upper Copmanhurst, with 67.4% of the workforce in permanent roles. This high rate of steady employment is mirrored by an unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. Most of these workers are in full-time roles, leaving the local unemployment rate at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
59.8% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.4% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 20.9%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 14.0%, and construction at 11.6%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four workers is employed in community and personal service roles, which is the most common occupation at 25.6%. Sales workers also make up a large portion of the local workforce at 23.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Upper Copmanhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14037/upper-copmanhurst/topic/employment