2.0% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Uranquinty · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Uranquinty
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Technicians and trades make up the biggest slice of the local workforce in Uranquinty, where 21.5% of workers hold these roles. The area is a strong employment hub with a very high number of people working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A bit more than 64% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the state average at 62.6%, while the unemployment rate of 2.0% is well below the Australian average.
64.9% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.4%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.6% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 13.5%, followed by construction at 11.7% and retail trade at 10.6%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and education and training both account for 8.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Aside from trades, the most common occupations are professionals at 14.8%, managers at 13.3%, and labourers at 12.4%. Community and personal service roles make up 11.9% 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 Uranquinty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14073/uranquinty/topic/employment