0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Narraloggan · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong connection to the land defines the workforce in Narraloggan, where half of all employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing. While the area is sparsely populated, it has a remarkably high proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 90.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Unemployment is well below the state and national rates of 5.1% at 0.0%, though full-time employment is far below the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
90.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.0% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily tied to the land, with agriculture, forestry and fishing accounting for 50% of all jobs. No residents are employed in mining, manufacturing, construction, or utilities.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Half of the workforce are managers, while clerical and administrative roles and machinery operators and drivers each make up 15% of jobs. There are no professionals or technicians and tradespeople working in the area.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Narraloggan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51091/narraloggan/topic/employment