13.5% ▲ —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Upper Corindi · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A stark 13.5% unemployment rate marks the job market in Upper Corindi, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. Far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas, and full-time employment is significantly lower than across New South Wales.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is far below the state average, while the unemployment rate is among the highest at this level.
13.5% ▲ —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
54.8% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.8% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry at 18.8%, followed by education and training at 12.5% and health care and social assistance at 10.9%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.9%, while labourers account for 15.6% and technicians and trades for 14.1%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Upper Corindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14038/upper-corindi/topic/employment