5.6% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Urunga · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Urunga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Urunga, where 18.6% of workers are in this field. This is a place with a small workforce, as only 48.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most other areas. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 to 50.0%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
48.0% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
After health care, the most common industries for residents are education and training at 12.5% and construction at 11.5%. Retail trade and food services each account for 8.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five workers is a professional, while 15.9% are technicians and tradespeople. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.5%, managers at 12.0%, and labourers at 11.6%.
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 Urunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104021090/urunga/topic/employment