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Jobs & Industry in Not in any Significant Urban Area

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Not in any Significant Urban Area (NSW) than in most similar areas. This broad region has a low unemployment rate of 4.2%, though the percentage of people in the workforce has fallen over the last decade.

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Where Not in any Significant Urban Area sits — Unemployment rate

4.2% ▼ -28.8%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Not in any Significant Urban Area — lower than 71% of areas.

Not in any Significant Urban Area4.2%
2835, NSW 3.1%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 54.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 57.6%, a little below the Australian average and down 2.8 percentage points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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4.2% ▼ -28.8%

Lower than 71% of urban area areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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54.5% ▼ -2.5%

Lower than 70% of urban area areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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57.6% ▼ -4.6%

Higher than 51% of urban area areas.

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 at 12.9%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.9%. Construction, education, and retail trade also make up significant portions of the workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.5%, with professionals following at 15.9%. Technicians and trades account for 14.5% of roles, while labourers and community service workers each hold around 12% of jobs.

Occupations people work in

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Not in any Significant Urban Area splits fairly evenly between Managers (18%) and Professionals (16%), with Technicians & trades at 15%.

Managers 17.5% Professionals 15.9% Technicians & trades 14.5% Labourers 12.1% Community & personal service 11.8% Clerical & administrative 10.9% Machinery operators & drivers 7.8% Sales workers 7.4%

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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/employment