13.3% ▼ -78.9%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Urana · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Urana
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 13.3% marks the current job market in Urana, which is well above the national figure. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most areas, those who are employed are much more likely to be in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 39.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the New South Wales average. Despite this, 62.3% of workers have full-time jobs, though this is 7.6 percentage points lower than it was in 2016.
39.1% ▲ +16.5%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.3% —
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 69.9%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the largest employer at 26.0%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.0%. Other common industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing and transport and warehousing, both at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Work roles are split evenly between managers and machinery operators and drivers, each making up 16.9% of the local workforce. Technicians, trades, and community and personal service workers each account for 15.6% of jobs.
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 Urana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122146/urana/topic/employment