6.9% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kyogle · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Kyogle
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Kyogle than in most similar areas. Just 42.4% of adults are in the workforce, and the unemployment rate of 6.9% is much higher than in most other areas. These figures suggest a challenging local job market where fewer residents are employed compared to state and national norms.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also dropped, falling 5.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 53.7%, which is well below the New South Wales average.
42.4% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 41.8%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 53.7%
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 20.7% of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade at 11.3% and construction at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.9%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 16.0%. Professionals and technicians or tradespeople also represent a significant share of local 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 Kyogle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115094/kyogle/topic/employment