8.7% ▲ +65.4%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 8.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coonamble · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Coonamble
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Coonamble than in 2011, and the unemployment rate has risen to 8.7%. While full-time work remains common for those employed, the town now faces a job market that is much tougher than in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This drop is reflected in the unemployment rate, which rose 3.5 points since 2011 to reach 8.7%, well above the New South Wales average.
45.7% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 58.7%
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 18.2%, followed by education and training at 15.2%. Other major industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing and public administration, both at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 17.2% of the workforce, while labourers account for 16.9%. Professionals represent 14.7% of jobs, with technicians and trades at 11.8% and managers at 11.5%.
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 Coonamble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115044/coonamble/topic/employment