0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kowguran · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kowguran
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong reliance on farming shapes the working life of Kowguran, where nearly half of all workers are in agriculture. While few residents are in the workforce overall, those who are employed enjoy a very high rate of full-time work and no unemployment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 39.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. However, 62.5% of the workforce is employed full-time, a rate well above the Australian average.
39.2% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
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 45.8% of the local workforce. Transport and warehousing also provide a significant number of jobs at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are the most common occupation at 37.5%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 25%. Clerical, administrative, and labouring roles each account for 12.5% of jobs.
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 Kowguran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31576/kowguran/topic/employment