4.9% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wakefield · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Wakefield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost a quarter of the workforce in Wakefield is tied to the land, making farming a central part of daily life. While this provides a strong local identity, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state. This shift is highlighted by the fact that full-time employment has fallen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.9% 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 54.7%, while the unemployment rate is 4.9%, about the same as the state and national figures.
54.9% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.7% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant employer, accounting for 24.7% of jobs. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 10.1%, and manufacturing at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.5%, followed closely by labourers at 19.4%. Technicians and trades workers account for 11.1% 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 Wakefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48130/wakefield/topic/employment