3.0% ▼ -34.5%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nimmitabel · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Nimmitabel
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has dropped by 19 points since 2011 in Nimmitabel (L). This shift means that only 49.5% of residents now work full-time, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. Despite this, the local unemployment rate has fallen to a low 3.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, with a rate of 48.1%. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%.
48.1% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.5% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across several sectors, with the highest shares in accommodation and food (14.7%) and retail trade (10.5%), followed by mining at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Physical roles are common, as labourers make up 21.1% of the workforce. Machinery operators and drivers follow at 13.7%, with technicians and trades, community services, and clerical roles each at 12.6%.
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 Nimmitabel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122099/nimmitabel/topic/employment