3.6% ▼ -32.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mudgee · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mudgee
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Mudgee than in the rest of New South Wales. A strong local job market sees 62% of adults active in the workforce, with full-time employment sitting slightly above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national average at 60.8%. The unemployment rate is 3.6%, which is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
62.0% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer in Mudgee at 18%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.9% and retail trade at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.4%, with professionals at 15.6% and machinery operators and drivers at 13%.
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 Mudgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12823/mudgee/topic/employment