7.1% ▲ +47.6%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Adaminaby · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Adaminaby
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 Adaminaby than they were in 2011, with that figure falling by 25 percentage points. Despite this, the town has a very strong core of full-time workers, who make up 64% of the population. This level of full-time employment is well above the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most similar areas, though the unemployment rate has risen to 7.1%. This is a little above the Australian figure of 5.1%. Only 43.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.7%.
43.8% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.0% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are concentrated in a few key sectors, with the largest being accommodation and food at 26.7% and construction at 24.4%. Health care and social assistance also make up a significant share at 12.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common role at 23.3%, followed by labourers at 18.6%. Technicians, trades, and community service workers each make up 15.1% 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 Adaminaby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122002/adaminaby/topic/employment