6.4% ▼ -29.3%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warilla · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Warilla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Warilla than in most similar areas, with only 48.5% of the adult population in the labour force. This low employment rate is paired with an unemployment rate of 6.4%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%. Over the last decade, full-time employment in the area has fallen by 7.5 percentage points.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.5% of residents are employed full-time, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 58.0%. While the unemployment rate is a little above the state figure, it has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
48.5% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.5% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 18.5%, followed by construction at 12.7% and retail trade at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.3%, with community and personal service workers also common at 15.5%.
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 Warilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107031143/warilla/topic/employment