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Wauchope · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Wauchope

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest industry for workers in Wauchope, employing 18.7% of the local workforce. The town has a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most areas, at 55.3%. While full-time employment remains steady, the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.6% since 2011.

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📍 Wauchope, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Wauchope sits — Unemployment rate

4.6% ▼ -22.7%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Wauchope — higher than 50% of areas.

Wauchope4.6%
2446, NSW 4.5%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 55.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This is echoed in full-time employment, which sits at 55.6% and is much lower than most similar areas.

Unemployment rate

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4.6% ▼ -22.7%

Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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55.3% ▲ +2.5%

Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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55.6% ▼ -1.4%

Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the main employer at 18.7%, followed by construction at 12.3% and retail trade at 11.7%. Education and training and food services also make up significant parts of the local economy.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common roles are technicians and trades at 16.5%, with community and personal service workers making up 15.7%. Professionals and clerical staff follow at 14.8% and 12.9% respectively.

Occupations people work in

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Wauchope splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (17%) and Community & personal service (16%), with Professionals at 15%.

Technicians & trades 16.5% Community & personal service 15.7% Professionals 14.8% Clerical & administrative 12.9% Managers 10.5% Sales workers 10.3% Labourers 10.3% Machinery operators & drivers 7.2%

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 Wauchope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108041166/wauchope/topic/employment