4.9% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Marulan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Marulan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the biggest employer in Marulan, where 13.5% of the workforce is employed in the sector. This is a place where full-time work is more common than in most similar areas, though the overall number of adults working or looking for work is lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.3% of residents have full-time jobs, which is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures. However, the unemployment rate is 4.9%, which is higher than most similar areas.
58.0% ▲ +0.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond construction, the main industries for workers are retail trade at 8.9%, followed by manufacturing and health care and social assistance, which both sit at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 21.6%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 15.3%, and labourers at 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 Marulan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12523/marulan/topic/employment