3.4% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Orange · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Orange
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong job market defines daily life in Orange, where 62.9% of the workforce is employed full-time. This is well above the figures for New South Wales and Australia. The area also maintains a very low unemployment rate of 3.4%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. While full-time employment remains high, it has fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
62.4% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.9% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 18.6%, followed by education and training at 9.3% and retail trade at 8.9%. Other main industries include construction and public administration.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.7%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.5%, managers at 13.9%, and clerical or administrative staff at 12.2%.
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 Orange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10304/orange/topic/employment