4.3% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cobram · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cobram
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 Cobram than in most similar areas. Only 49.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.3% since 2011, the proportion of people in full-time roles has also dropped.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work rose slightly since 2011 to 49.8%, though this remains far below the Victorian average of 62.4%. Full-time employment fell 4.5 points over the last decade to 56.1%, which is well below the state figure.
49.8% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry for workers in Cobram at 14.7%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.6%. Health care and social assistance also employ a significant share of the workforce at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common type of worker here at 22.7%. Other frequent roles include technicians and trades at 13.4%, managers at 12.7%, and community and personal service workers at 12.0%.
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 Cobram [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214004/cobram/topic/employment