4.4% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bombala · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bombala
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 61% of workers in Bombala are in full-time employment, a rate well above the New South Wales figure. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen since 2011, the town maintains a stable unemployment rate of 4.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work has risen to 61.8% since 2011, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is 55.2%, well below the national figure of 61.1%.
55.2% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 16.8%, followed by manufacturing at 13.6% and retail trade at 12.8%. Health care and education also employ a significant share of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up 16.6% of jobs, closely followed by labourers at 16.4%. Managers, technicians, and community service workers each account for around 12% of the local workforce.
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 Bombala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115021/bombala/topic/employment