5.9% ▼ -31.4%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woy Woy - Blackwall · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Woy Woy - Blackwall
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower employment rates than most similar areas define Woy Woy - Blackwall, where only 49.2% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. While unemployment has fallen to 5.9% since 2011, full-time employment has also dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 53.6%, a figure that has fallen by 6.4 percentage points since 2011.
49.2% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.5%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 53.6%
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 16.9%, followed by construction at 10.1% and retail trade at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.8%, with technicians and tradespeople following at 14.7%.
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 Woy Woy - Blackwall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011042/woy-woy-blackwall/topic/employment