4.9% ▼ -33.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Numbugga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Numbugga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for workers in Numbugga, employing 20.6% of the local workforce. The area has a smaller proportion of people working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. Only 55.0% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below both the state and national figures, with only 49.2% of people working full-time. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 4.9%, which is about the same as New South Wales and Australia.
55.0% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.2% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond farming and forestry, the workforce is split evenly between education and health care, with each industry employing 15.9% of people. Retail trade and administrative support each account for 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.0%, followed by labourers at 19.0% and professionals at 17.5%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 14.3% of roles.
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 Numbugga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13049/numbugga/topic/employment