7.8% ▲ +110.9%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stockinbingal · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Stockinbingal
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Stockinbingal than in 2011, with this figure falling 10 points to 36.8%. While the number of people in full-time roles has risen to 56.4%, the unemployment rate has also climbed. This reflects a shifting job market in a small community where a fifth of the workforce is now in retail trade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 36.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 7.8%, which is a little above the Australian average of 5.1% and represents a rise of 4.1 points since 2011.
36.8% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry for local workers at 20%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 18.2% and construction at 16.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are in community and personal service, making up 21.8% of workers. Technicians, trades, and clerical or administrative staff each account for 14.5% of the 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 Stockinbingal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122123/stockinbingal/topic/employment