5.4% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Urunga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Urunga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Urunga than in most similar areas. Only 44.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend is reflected in the low number of full-time roles, as just 49.8% of residents hold such positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is far below the New South Wales figure, while the unemployment rate of 5.4% is about the same as the state and national averages.
44.9% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.8% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 49.8%
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 for Urunga workers at 17.9%, followed by construction at 12.5% and education and training at 12.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.2%, with technicians and tradespeople also common at 15.0%.
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 Urunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14079/urunga/topic/employment