Collarenebri · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Collarenebri

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A gap of 29 percentage points separates Collarenebri from the national average in the proportion of adults working or looking for work. While full-time employment has climbed to 64.3%, the local unemployment rate is now 10.2%, which is well above the national figure.

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📍 Collarenebri, Urban Centre

Where Collarenebri sits — Unemployment rate

10.2% ▲ +154.6%
  • 0.0%–1.1%: 80 areas
  • 1.1%–2.1%: 117 areas
  • 2.1%–3.2%: 268 areas
  • 3.2%–4.3%: 332 areas
  • 4.3%–5.4%: 302 areas
  • 5.4%–6.4%: 216 areas
  • 6.4%–7.5%: 133 areas
  • 7.5%–8.6%: 97 areas
  • 8.6%–9.6%: 60 areas
  • 9.6%–10.7%: 38 areas
  • 10.7%–11.8%: 24 areas
  • 11.8%–12.9%: 16 areas
  • 12.9%–13.9%: 24 areas
  • 13.9%–15.0%: 18 areas
  • 15.0%–16.1%: 12 areas
  • 16.1%–17.1%: 5 areas
  • 17.1%–18.2%: 7 areas
  • 18.2%–19.3%: 8 areas
  • 19.3%–20.4%: 6 areas
  • 20.4%–21.4%: 10 areas
  • 21.4%–22.5%: 5 areas
  • 22.5%–23.6%: 4 areas
  • 23.6%–24.6%: 2 areas
  • 24.6%–25.7%: 2 areas
  • 25.7%–26.8%: 3 areas
  • 26.8%–27.9%: 3 areas
  • 27.9%–28.9%: 3 areas
  • 28.9%–30.0%: 31 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Collarenebri — higher than 87% of areas.

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Collarenebri10.2%
2833, NSW 6.7%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 32.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average and has fallen since 2011. This comes despite a rise in full-time work to 64.3% and an unemployment rate that has climbed to 10.2%.

10.2% ▲ +154.6%

Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 10.2%

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

32.4% ▼ -18.5%

Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 39.8%
  • 2016: 54.2%
  • 2021: 32.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

64.3% ▲ +20.5%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 53.3%
  • 2016: 73.4%
  • 2021: 64.3%

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 20.4%, followed closely by education and training at 19.4%. Other main industries include public administration and safety at 12.2% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.2%.

Industries people work in

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Collarenebri splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (24%) and Education & training (23%), with Public administration & safety at 14%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 27.6%. Labourers are the second most common occupation at 16.3%, while professionals and machinery operators both account for 11.2% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Collarenebri, the largest group is Community & personal service at 30%, followed by Labourers (18%) and Professionals (12%).

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 Collarenebri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122036/collarenebri/topic/employment