3.1% —
Lower than 99% of federal electorate areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wannon · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Wannon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low unemployment rate of 3.1% defines the current job market in Wannon, which is a little below the national figure. While more people are finding work, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 55.6%, sitting well below the Victorian average.
57.7% —
Lower than 70% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% —
Lower than 75% of federal electorate areas.
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 15.4%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.2%. Retail trade and manufacturing also make up significant shares of the local workforce at 8.9% and 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 18.3%, followed by professionals at 16.0%. Labourers and technicians or tradespeople also make up a large part of the workforce at 14.4% and 13.3%.
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 Wannon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED238/wannon/topic/employment