Monaro · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Monaro

Name: Jobs & Industry in Monaro — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Public administration and safety is the biggest employer in Monaro, where 22% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area is marked by a very strong employment rate, with 68.4% of adults working or looking for work. This is well above both state and national figures.

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📍 Monaro, State Electorate

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Employment is high here, with 65.7% of people working full-time, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 58%. The unemployment rate is among the lowest for similar areas at 3%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The largest employment sectors are public administration and safety at 22%, followed by construction at 11.2% and health care and social assistance at 9.3%. Education and retail trade each employ 7.5% of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Monaro — Public administration & safety leads at 23%, ahead of Construction (12%) and Health care & social assistance (10%).

Public administration & safety 22.0% Construction 11.2% Health care & social assistance 9.3% Education & training 7.5% Retail trade 7.5% Accommodation & food 7.0% Professional & technical 6.9% Other services 3.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 3.3% Manufacturing 3.2%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.4%, followed by managers at 18.1% and clerical and administrative staff at 14.9%. Technicians and trades account for 13.4% of jobs, while community and personal service workers make up 10.8%.

Occupations people work in

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Monaro splits fairly evenly between Professionals (21%) and Managers (18%), with Clerical & administrative at 15%.

Professionals 20.4% Managers 18.1% Clerical & administrative 14.9% Technicians & trades 13.4% Community & personal service 10.8% Labourers 7.9% Sales workers 7.0% Machinery operators & drivers 5.3%

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 Monaro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10053/monaro/topic/employment

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Monaro	3.0%
Rest of NSW	4.6%
New South Wales	4.9%
Australia	5.1%

Where Monaro sits — Unemployment rate