4.9% ▼ -30.0%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wollongong · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Wollongong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people work full-time in Wollongong compared to the state and national figures. While 58.3% of adults are working or looking for work, the proportion of full-time roles has fallen since 2011. This shift reflects a job market moving away from traditional full-time employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of full-time workers is 54.3%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. While the unemployment rate is 4.9%, this is higher than in most similar areas.
58.3% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 54.3%
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 17.3%, followed by education and training at 11.2% and construction at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.1%. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 14.0%, with community and personal service workers accounting for 12.9%.
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 Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18450/wollongong/topic/employment