3.5% ▼ -34.4%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gunnedah Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Gunnedah Surrounds
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is among the highest for similar areas in Gunnedah Surrounds. This workforce is notably stable, with a very low unemployment rate of 3.5% and a strong preference for permanent roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. Full-time employment is very high at 67.3%, well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
62.2% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.3% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy relies heavily on primary industries, with 30.2% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing, and 11.5% in mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common role at 26.4%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 15.4% and labourers at 12.8%.
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 Gunnedah Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110041200/gunnedah-surrounds/topic/employment