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Upper Murray exc. Albury · Sub-region (SA3)

Jobs & Industry in Upper Murray exc. Albury

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

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary industry for Upper Murray exc. Albury, where 16.4% of the workforce is employed. This region has a very small unemployment rate of 3.3%, though far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Upper Murray exc. Albury, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Upper Murray exc. Albury sits — Unemployment rate

3.3% ▼ -23.9%

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Upper Murray exc. Albury — lower than 90% of areas.

Upper Murray exc. Albury3.3%
Rest of NSW 4.6%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 53.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 58.7%, a figure that has fallen by 3.4 points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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3.3% ▼ -23.9%

Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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53.0% ▼ -4.1%

Lower than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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58.7% ▼ -5.5%

Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing leads the local workforce at 16.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.0%. Other common industries include manufacturing (8.7%), construction (8.6%), and retail trade (8.5%).

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%. Other common roles include labourers (13.9%), technicians and trades (13.7%), professionals (13.1%), and community and personal service workers (11.6%).

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Upper Murray exc. Albury — Managers leads at 20%, ahead of Labourers (14%) and Technicians & trades (14%).

Managers 19.4% Labourers 13.9% Technicians & trades 13.7% Professionals 13.1% Community & personal service 11.6% Clerical & administrative 10.8% Sales workers 7.8% Machinery operators & drivers 7.6%

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 Upper Murray exc. Albury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10903/upper-murray-exc-albury/topic/employment