4.1% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Trundle · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Trundle
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Trundle since 2011, with that figure falling by 8 percentage points to 42.4%. While full-time employment remains higher than in most similar areas, the overall proportion of the population in the workforce is far below the national and state figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 59.3%, though this has fallen 8.9 percentage points since 2011.
42.4% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 16.1%, followed closely by accommodation and food services at 15.3% and health care and social assistance at 14.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About a quarter of workers are professionals, making this the most common occupation. Other significant roles include technicians and trades (16.1%), managers (12.7%), and machinery operators and drivers (11.9%).
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 Trundle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122138/trundle/topic/employment