2.0% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Attunga · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Attunga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Steady full-time work defines the daily life of Attunga, where 65% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This is well above both the state and national figures. The area maintains a very strong employment record, with a tiny unemployment rate of just 2.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most similar areas. While the proportion of full-time workers remains well above the national figure, this has fallen 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
60.7% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 71.5%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.0% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry for local workers at 17.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.9%. Construction and manufacturing also employ a significant share of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 23.4%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.1% and labourers at 14.6%.
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 Attunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122009/attunga/topic/employment