3.8% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ngunnawal · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ngunnawal
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A significantly higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Ngunnawal compared to the rest of the country. This area stands out for its high employment levels, with 72.8% of adults active in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, sitting far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also high at 65.9%, which is well above the Australian average.
72.8% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.6%
- 2016: 73.8%
- 2021: 72.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.9% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant industry for residents, employing 26.2% of the workforce. Other main sectors include health care and social assistance at 10.8%, and education and training at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.1%. This is followed by clerical and administrative roles at 16.4%, and managers at 14.7%.
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 Ngunnawal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80100/ngunnawal/topic/employment