3.2% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cobden · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cobden
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Cobden, where 16.2% of workers are in this sector. The local job market is smaller than usual, with only 53.2% of adults working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults in Cobden are working or looking for work compared to most areas. Full-time employment is also low at 56.1%, though the unemployment rate of 3.2% is a little below the state and national figures.
53.2% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across a few main sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing leading at 16.2%. Manufacturing follows closely at 15.2%, while health care and social assistance employ 13.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.4%. Other common roles include managers at 13.6% and machinery operators and drivers at 12.4%.
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 Cobden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20591/cobden/topic/employment