Snowy Monaro Regional Council

Employment self-sufficiency

In 2021, 80.0% of Snowy Monaro Regional Council’s local workers were residents.

Self-sufficiency measures the proportion of local workers in the local area who also live in the Local Government Area or region. It indicates the level at which the resident workers meet the labour requirements of the local industries or businesses.

Self-sufficiency is likely to be higher for regional areas, lower in metropolitan areas and is influenced by:

  • The nature of employment opportunities versus the skills and qualifications of residents;
  • Transport options available and commuting times;
  • Relationship between wages and salaries and house prices in the area; and
  • The geographic size of the area.

Employment self-sufficiency data should be viewed in conjunction with detailed Workers place of residence data to see how far workers are travelling to access employment in the area, as well as Worker productivity and Local workers income and Local workers hours worked data to look at the value of local workers contributions. The Resident workers section will provide the characteristics of resident workers.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

  • Industry
  • Occupations
Employment self-sufficiency by Industry
Snowy Monaro Regional Council20212016Change
IndustryTotal local workersLocal workers living in the region% of local workers living in the regionTotal local workersLocal workers living in the region% of local workers living in the region2016 - 2021
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing90884893.491186194.5-1.1%
Mining2727100.0252288.0+12.0%
Manufacturing29226490.432030996.6-6.1%
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services39033184.930528493.1-8.2%
Construction93570875.743941995.4-19.7%
Wholesale Trade165165100.015114294.0+6.0%
Retail Trade95289994.487280992.8+1.7%
Accommodation and Food Services2,0941,41567.61,8701,28468.7-1.1%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing36532789.629025487.6+2.0%
Information Media and Telecommunications726691.76060100.0-8.3%
Financial and Insurance Services816681.5737095.9-14.4%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services20417585.821019592.9-7.1%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services36231386.529328195.9-9.4%
Administrative and Support Services27323084.226523990.2-5.9%
Public Administration and Safety65562094.759257196.5-1.8%
Education and Training87377989.274063485.7+3.6%
Health Care and Social Assistance78270289.867065097.0-7.2%
Arts and Recreation Services76052368.875747062.1+6.7%
Other Services27627097.826025798.8-1.0%
Industry not classified37934490.828625890.2+0.6%
Total Industries11,3309,06880.09,7138,07783.2-3.1%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021 Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions).

Please refer to specific data notes for more information
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Snowy Monaro Regional Council

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