3.3% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nulkaba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nulkaba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Nulkaba compared to the rest of the state. This workforce is largely stable, with 61.3% of people employed full-time, a figure that sits well above the New South Wales average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
With 68.1% of adults in the labour force, Nulkaba is well above both the state and national figures. The unemployment rate is 3.3%, which is a little below the Australian average of 5.1%.
68.1% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.8%
- 2016: 71.1%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.3% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry here at 11.2%, followed by accommodation and food services at 10.1% and retail trade at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 18.9%, while technicians and trades workers make up 16.5% of the local workforce.
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 Nulkaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13042/nulkaba/topic/employment