3.1% ▲ +171.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oura · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Oura
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 19% of workers in Oura are employed in construction, making it the most common industry for the area. This is a community with a very high employment rate, where a large majority of the working population is in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far more common here than in New South Wales, at 68%. Overall, 65% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
65.0% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.6%
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.0% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 68.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction leads the way at 18.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.7% and education and training at 9.8%. Other key industries include retail trade at 8.2% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 7.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the biggest group at 23.8%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common at 17.2%, while professionals and labourers each account for 13.1% of the 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 Oura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13113/oura/topic/employment