3.4% ▼ -45.8%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cobar · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cobar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is among the highest for its area in Cobar, where 67.3% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This strong stability is seen alongside an unemployment rate of 3.4%, which is lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 57.9% of the population, a figure that fell 10 points since 2011. However, those who are working are more likely to be in full-time roles than in the rest of the state.
57.9% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.3% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry in Cobar, employing 34.6% of the workforce. Other common employers include retail trade, education and training, and public administration and safety.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily weighted toward technical and physical roles, with technicians and trades making up 20.8% and machinery operators and drivers accounting for 19.6% of jobs.
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 Cobar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115039/cobar/topic/employment