1.6% ▼ -64.3%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 1.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Uranquinty · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Uranquinty
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Uranquinty compared to most similar areas. The local jobless rate is very low at just 1.6%, which is well below both the state and national figures. Most of these residents are in stable employment, with full-time work rising since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 63.2% of the population, a figure well above the New South Wales rate of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 60.3%.
63.2% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.1%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 60.3%
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 for local workers at 14.5%, followed closely by construction at 13.9%. Other main industries include retail trade at 10.5% and education and training at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 24.4%. Professionals account for 15.3% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers and labourers both stand at 12.1%.
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 Uranquinty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121112/uranquinty/topic/employment