6.1% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Urunga · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Urunga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 42.6% of adults in Urunga are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where fewer people are in the workforce compared to other areas. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011, while the unemployment rate has dipped slightly to 6.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas, and full-time employment is well below the New South Wales figure. While the unemployment rate of 6.1% is a little above the state average, it has fallen from 7.6% since 2011.
42.6% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.8% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.7%. Other common industries include construction at 12.5% and education and training at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.6%. Community and personal service workers (15.3%) and technicians and trades (15.1%) also represent large shares of the local workforce.
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 Urunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115144/urunga/topic/employment