2.8% ▲ +45.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Murringo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Murringo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 64% of the workforce in Murringo is employed full-time, which is well above the national figure. This suggests a stable job market where most working residents have secure, full-time roles. The area also enjoys a low unemployment rate of 2.8%, which is lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure similar to the New South Wales average. While this is a little below the national rate, the local unemployment rate is low at 2.8%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
58.3% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.8% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 33.5% of the workforce. Other common sectors include education and training at 12.5%, followed by construction and health care, both at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24.4%, followed by labourers at 18.2%. Professionals account for 14.2% of the workforce, while technicians and tradespeople make up 9.7%.
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 Murringo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12869/murringo/topic/employment