7.6% ▲ +144.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Urana · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Urana
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Urana compared to other areas, at just 47.7%. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Local employment is heavily tied to the land, with nearly 30% of the workforce in agriculture.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.6%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1% and much higher than most similar areas. Full-time work accounts for 56% of the workforce, slightly below the New South Wales figure of 58%.
47.7% ▲ +28.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 29.9% of workers. Other common employers include health care and social assistance at 13.4%, and public administration and safety at 12.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31.3%. Sales workers and machinery operators and drivers each account for 10.4% 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 Urana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14070/urana/topic/employment