6.7% —
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Werriwa · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Werriwa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Werriwa than in most similar areas. Only 52.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure. These challenges are highlighted by an unemployment rate of 6.7%, which is a little above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen sharply to 55.0% since 2016, leaving Werriwa well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. While the unemployment rate is still a little above the national average, it has fallen 1.1 points since the last census.
52.6% —
Lower than 87% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% —
Lower than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.0%, followed by retail trade at 10.3% and manufacturing at 8.8%. Transport and warehousing and construction also employ around 8% of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.3%, with clerical and administrative roles following at 15.4%. Other common jobs include technicians and trades at 11.8% and machinery operators and drivers at 11.3%.
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 Werriwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED146/werriwa/topic/employment