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Urangan - Wondunna · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Urangan - Wondunna

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

Fewer adults are in the workforce in Urangan - Wondunna than in most similar areas. Only 46.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. While the unemployment rate has fallen since 2011, it remains well above the Australian figure at 8.2%.

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📍 Urangan - Wondunna, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Urangan - Wondunna sits — Unemployment rate

8.2% ▼ -25.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Urangan - Wondunna — higher than 89% of areas.

Urangan - Wondunna8.2%
4655, QLD 7.9%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The share of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting 15 points below the state and national figures. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 55.3%, and the unemployment rate of 8.2% is among the highest of similar areas.

Unemployment rate

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8.2% ▼ -25.5%

Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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46.1% ▼ -5.4%

Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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55.3% ▼ -1.6%

Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here, making up 21.6% of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.7%, construction at 10.1%, and accommodation and food services at 9.9%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.0%, followed by community and personal service workers at 16.9%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 13.9% of roles, while labourers and clerical staff each make up about 12% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Urangan - Wondunna splits fairly evenly between Professionals (18%) and Community & personal service (17%), with Technicians & trades at 14%.

Professionals 18.0% Community & personal service 16.9% Technicians & trades 13.9% Labourers 12.0% Clerical & administrative 11.4% Sales workers 10.2% Managers 10.2% Machinery operators & drivers 5.4%

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 Urangan - Wondunna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319041521/urangan-wondunna/topic/employment