6.0% ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Narungga · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Narungga
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 Narungga than in most similar areas. Only 45.3% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has dropped 20 points since 2011. This shift is reflected in a smaller proportion of full-time roles and a rising unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 52.6%, and has fallen 8.3 points over the last decade. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has risen to 6.0% since 2011, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
45.3% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 17.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five people here are managers, which is the most common occupation. Other significant groups include labourers at 13.9% and technicians and trades at 13.3%.
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 Narungga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40034/narungga/topic/employment