0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Marra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in The Marra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in The Marra than in most similar areas. This sparsely populated region shows a very strong attachment to the workforce, with 80.6% of adults active and a striking 0% unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than most areas at 64.0%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. This high level of activity is reflected in the 80.6% of adults working or looking for work, far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%.
80.6% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 95.2%
- 2021: 80.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.0% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69.7%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is almost entirely driven by the land, with 80.0% of the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are the most common, accounting for 68.0% of occupations, while labourers make up 18.0% and clerical or administrative staff represent 6.0%.
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 The Marra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13845/the-marra/topic/employment