4.2% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cootamundra · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Cootamundra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Cootamundra, where 18.6% of the workforce is employed in these fields. While full-time work is more common here than in most similar areas, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 53.2%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1% and has fallen 12 points since 2011. However, unemployment is low at 4.2%, and full-time employment is a little above the state average at 60.5%.
53.2% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing leads the way as the main industry at 18.6%. Other significant employers include health care and social assistance at 12.2%, followed by retail trade at 8.7% and education and training at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five workers in Cootamundra is a manager. Other common roles include labourers at 14.2%, technicians and trades at 13.3%, and professionals at 13.0%.
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 Cootamundra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10022/cootamundra/topic/employment