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Mudgee Surrounds - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Mudgee Surrounds - West

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Mudgee Surrounds - West compared to most similar areas. While only 56.2% of adults are in the labour force, the area maintains a low unemployment rate of 3.9%. This creates a workforce where roughly 59% of people hold full-time roles.

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📍 Mudgee Surrounds - West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Mudgee Surrounds - West sits — Unemployment rate

3.9% ▼ -28.6%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Mudgee Surrounds - West — lower than 69% of areas.

Mudgee Surrounds - West3.9%
2852, NSW 3.7%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure at 56.2%, though this rose 2.0 points since 2011. Unemployment is lower than most areas and slightly below the national rate at 3.9%.

Unemployment rate

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3.9% ▼ -28.6%

Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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56.2% ▲ +3.6%

Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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59.1% ▼ -4.7%

Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Employment is split evenly between agriculture, forestry and fishing and the mining industry, with both employing 13.7% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 9.8%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers are the most common occupation at 18.5%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.6%. Machinery operators and drivers also make up a significant share at 12.9%.

Occupations people work in

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Mudgee Surrounds - West splits fairly evenly between Managers (19%) and Technicians & trades (17%), with Machinery operators & drivers at 13%.

Managers 18.5% Technicians & trades 16.6% Machinery operators & drivers 12.9% Labourers 12.4% Professionals 12.4% Clerical & administrative 9.9% Community & personal service 9.0% Sales workers 6.6%

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 Mudgee Surrounds - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103031074/mudgee-surrounds-west/topic/employment