3.8% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ngunnawal · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Ngunnawal
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults in Ngunnawal are working or looking for work than across Australia. The area has a strong employment profile, with 72.8% of adults in the labour force and a low unemployment rate of 3.8%. Most of these workers are in stable, full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 72.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much higher than in most areas, though the proportion of full-time workers fell 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
72.8% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 76.6%
- 2016: 73.8%
- 2021: 72.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.9% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 26.2% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 10.8%, and education and training at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 26.1%. This is followed by clerical and administrative work at 16.4% and managers at 14.7%.
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 Ngunnawal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041046/ngunnawal/topic/employment