2.8% ▼ -47.1%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part) · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part)
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 Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part) compared to the rest of the state. While the local unemployment rate is a very low 2.8%, the proportion of the adult population in the workforce is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is about the same as the national figure at 58.6%, though this is 7.1 percentage points lower than in 2011. The unemployment rate has also fallen since then, dropping to 2.8%.
54.6% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry for local workers at 21.5%. Other main employers include health care and social assistance at 14.0%, and retail trade at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 19.9%, followed closely by labourers at 17.9%. Managers and professionals also represent a significant share, at 12.7% and 12.2% respectively.
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 Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214005/corowa-wahgunyah/topic/employment