4.1% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wattle Range · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Wattle Range
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Wattle Range than in most similar areas. A small number of adults—just 54.4%—are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this lower participation, the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.1% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than most areas, falling 3.4 points since 2011 to reach 55.2%. This is well below the Australian figure of 58.9%.
54.4% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 22.2% of the workforce, followed by manufacturing at 13.3% and health care and social assistance at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five people work as managers, making it the most common role. Labourers make up 17.9% of workers, while technicians and trades account for 13.4%.
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 Wattle Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48340/wattle-range/topic/employment