4.7% ▼ -29.0%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wentworth - Buronga · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Wentworth - Buronga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Wentworth - Buronga than they were in 2011. While full-time employment remains higher than the national figure, the overall number of people in the workforce has fallen. The area now relies heavily on health care and agriculture for local jobs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is 54.6%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, for those who are employed, 61.8% are in full-time roles, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 58.0%.
54.6% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 61.8%
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 12.9%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.2%. Other main industries include retail trade at 9.1% and construction at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.3%. Professionals follow at 15.0%, with technicians and trades people accounting for 14.3% of the local workforce.
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 Wentworth - Buronga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109021178/wentworth-buronga/topic/employment