4.5% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warnervale - Wadalba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has fallen by 7 percentage points since 2011 in Warnervale - Wadalba. While more adults are now working or looking for work, the proportion of those in full-time roles has dropped to 55.6%. This shift comes as the local unemployment rate improved to 4.5%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, the 55.6% full-time employment rate is much lower than most similar areas.
4.5% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
63.1% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.2%, followed by retail trade at 11.5% and construction at 10.3%. Accommodation and food services and manufacturing also provide a significant share of local jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 17.8%, with community and personal service workers making up 14.3% of the workforce. Technicians and tradespeople follow closely at 14.2%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Warnervale - Wadalba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021056/warnervale-wadalba/topic/employment