11.3% ▲ +183.3%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barraba · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Barraba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Job opportunities in Barraba are currently facing a tough stretch, with an unemployment rate of 11.3%. This is well above the national figure and reflects a significant shift in the local workforce over the last decade. Only 35.4% of adults are now working or looking for work, a figure far below the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are in the workforce now than in 2011, and the unemployment rate has risen by 7.3 percentage points. Full-time employment has also fallen slightly to 56.3%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure.
35.4% ▼ -38.8%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 20.5% of the workforce, followed by education and training at 12.2%. Other common industries include accommodation and food, retail trade, and public administration.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.5%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.6%, as well as professionals, managers, and tradespeople.
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 Barraba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115010/barraba/topic/employment