2.8% ▼ -56.2%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cohuna · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cohuna
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Very few adults are currently working or looking for work in Cohuna, with only 41.7% of the adult population in the labour force. This is far below the national figure of 61.1% and represents a significant drop since 2011. Despite this, those who are employed often have stable roles, with 58% working full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a low 2.8%, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 5.1%. This is a positive shift for the town, as the rate fell 3.7 points since 2011.
41.7% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.8%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 14.3%, followed by construction at 11.6% and retail trade at 11.3%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also account for 9.3% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 15.5%, though technicians and trades (14.9%) and labourers (14.6%) make up nearly equal shares 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 Cohuna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215024/cohuna/topic/employment