4.1% ▼ -68.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
White Cliffs · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in White Cliffs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
High rates of full-time work set White Cliffs apart from most similar areas. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work than in the rest of the country, those who are employed are much more likely to have full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 72.1%. However, only 54.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%.
54.1% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.1% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 82.3%
- 2021: 72.1%
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 58.8% of the workforce. Other sectors like retail, tourism and public administration each account for 7.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of workers in White Cliffs are managers, making up 48.5% of occupations. Labourers are the next most common group at 11.8%, followed by professionals at 10.3%.
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 White Cliffs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14291/white-cliffs/topic/employment