0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Murra Warra · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A remarkably high employment rate defines Murra Warra, where 92.1% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure, with nearly 8 in 10 people employed full-time and a total absence of unemployment recorded in the latest census.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
With 92.1% of adults in the workforce, Murra Warra is among the areas with the highest activity levels. Full-time employment is also far above the national figure at 77.1%, while the unemployment rate is well below the state and national rates at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
92.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
77.1% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for 37.1% of workers. Other significant employers include health care and social assistance at 20.0%, and both public administration and education at 11.4%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 42.9%, followed by professionals at 20.0%. Community and personal service workers and clerical staff each account for 11.4% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Murra Warra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21839/murra-warra/topic/employment