3.7% ▼ -31.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nundle · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few other areas like Nundle have such a low proportion of adults working or looking for work, with only 39.3% of the adult population in the labour force. This stands far below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, those who are looking for work generally find it, as the unemployment rate is a low 3.7%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little below the state level at 55.7%. The number of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting 22 percentage points below the Australian average.
3.7% ▼ -31.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
39.3% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for workers in Nundle at 20.3%. Other major employers include accommodation and food services at 15.2% and education and training at 12%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of the workforce are managers, making it the most common occupation. Labourers make up the next largest group at 21.5%, followed by community and personal service workers at 17.1%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Nundle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13054/nundle/topic/employment