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Kungala · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Kungala

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

Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Kungala than in most similar areas. Only 47.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This employment gap is coupled with a higher unemployment rate of 6.3%.

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📍 Kungala, Suburb / Locality

Where Kungala sits — Unemployment rate

6.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kungala — higher than 79% of areas.

Kungala6.3%
2460, NSW 6.6%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is very low here, with only 40.7% of residents in these roles—far below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. The unemployment rate of 6.3% is also a little above both the state and national averages.

Unemployment rate

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6.3% —

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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47.7% —

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Employed full-time

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40.7% —

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 28.8%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing follows at 16.9%, while other services make up 13.6% of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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In Kungala, the largest group is Health care & social assistance at 30%, followed by Agriculture, forestry & fishing (18%) and Other services (14%).

Health care & social assistance 28.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 16.9% Other services 13.6% Construction 10.2% Retail trade 8.5% Accommodation & food 6.8% Education & training 6.8% Administrative & support 5.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service workers and clerical and administrative staff are the most common occupations, each accounting for 18.6% of the workforce. Managers and technicians or tradespeople both make up 15.3%.

Occupations people work in

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Kungala splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (18%) and Clerical & administrative (18%), with Managers at 15%.

Community & personal service 18.6% Clerical & administrative 18.6% Managers 15.3% Technicians & trades 15.3% Professionals 13.6% Labourers 13.6% Machinery operators & drivers 10.2%

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 Kungala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12220/kungala/topic/employment