9.1% ▲ +55.0%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bingara · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bingara
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Bingara than in the rest of the country. Only 34.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is matched by a high unemployment rate of 9.1%, which is well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.2% of residents work full-time, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 58%. This is part of a broader trend where the unemployment rate has risen to 9.1%, which is much higher than most other areas.
34.5% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.2% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.3%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 50.2%
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 20.9%, followed by public administration and safety at 16%. Retail trade and agriculture, forestry and fishing also provide significant local work, at 11.1% and 10.8% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 19.9%. Other common roles include labourers at 17.1% and technicians and trades at 12.9%.
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 Bingara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115018/bingara/topic/employment