2.1% —
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Uriarra Village · Urban Centre
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 82.1% of adults in Uriarra Village are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. The area is characterized by a very strong employment rate and a workforce that is predominantly employed in full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is far more common here than in the rest of the ACT and Australia. Full-time employment sits at 65.6%, and the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at just 2.1%.
2.1% —
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
82.1% —
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.6% —
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the main employer for 26.3% of the workforce. Other significant industries include construction at 12.4%, and professional and technical services and health care, both at 10.2%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 25.8%, followed by managers at 19.4%. Technicians and tradespeople make up 15.1% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Uriarra Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL822002/uriarra-village/topic/employment