2.0% ▼ -59.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mulgoa · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mulgoa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Mulgoa than in the rest of the country. This activity is matched by a very low unemployment rate of just 2.0%. However, full-time work is less common here than in the state or national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 64.7% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the national figure of 61.1%—full-time employment is lower than most areas at 54.3%. This sits well below the New South Wales rate of 58.0%.
64.7% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 21.6% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 9.2%, followed by retail trade at 7.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.9%. This is followed closely by clerical and administrative roles at 16.4%, and professionals at 15.9%.
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 Mulgoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12825/mulgoa/topic/employment