3.2% ▲ +27.0%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wandering · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Wandering
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is much higher in Wandering than in most similar areas. While 68.2% of the workforce holds a full-time role, the total proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.2%, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the state figure. However, the share of adults working or looking for work has fallen 15 points since 2011 to 54.6%.
54.6% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 69.7%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.2% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 68.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 39.3% of the workforce. Mining follows at 13.2%, with 10.3% of people working in manufacturing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 32.6%. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 19.0% and labourers at 14.9%.
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 Wandering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58680/wandering/topic/employment