2.8% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Attunga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Attunga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of people are working or looking for work in Attunga than the national average. Full-time employment is particularly strong here, with 65.5% of the population in full-time roles. This creates a productive local economy where most adults are active in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 66.3%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This is supported by a low unemployment rate of 2.8%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
66.3% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.5% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 18.0%. Other significant employers include health care and social assistance at 14.0% and retail trade at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.0%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 17.6%. Labourers account for 12.6% of the workforce, while professionals represent 11.9%.
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 Attunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10106/attunga/topic/employment