5.3% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 64% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nowra - Bomaderry · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Nowra - Bomaderry
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Nowra - Bomaderry since 2011, with full-time employment falling by 7.6 percentage points. This shift is led by a strong presence in health and community services, where nearly one in five workers find their employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also a little below the New South Wales average at 56.1%, while the unemployment rate of 5.3% is about the same as the state and national figures.
52.6% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 77% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 63% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.5%, followed by public administration and safety at 12.0%. Other major sectors include retail trade at 11.5%, construction at 9.2%, and accommodation and food services at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 16.9%, closely followed by professionals at 16.6% and technicians and trades at 16.0%. Labourers and managers account for 11.4% and 10.7% of the workforce respectively.
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 Nowra - Bomaderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1026/nowra-bomaderry/topic/employment