3.6% —
Lower than 93% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wentworth · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Wentworth
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than two-thirds of adults in Wentworth are working or looking for work, creating a highly active local workforce. This is well above the national figure, with a very low unemployment rate of 3.6% that has remained steady since 2016.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the state and national figures at 65.0%, though this is 4.1 percentage points lower than in 2016. Overall, 67.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most areas.
67.1% —
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.0% —
Higher than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the main employer for one in five residents. Finance and insurance (11.6%) and health care and social assistance (10.9%) also employ significant numbers of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily weighted toward high-skill roles, with professionals and managers making up 66.1% of all occupations. Clerical and administrative staff account for 9.9% of the local workforce.
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 Wentworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED145/wentworth/topic/employment