4.8% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wangi Wangi - Rathmines · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults, 54.1%, are working or looking for work in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines, which is well below the national figure. This lower workforce participation is seen alongside a decline in full-time employment over the last decade. Despite this, the unemployment rate has remained stable at 4.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas and fell to 54.1% since 2011. Full-time employment also dropped by 5.2 points since 2011, leaving it slightly below the New South Wales figure at 56.0%.
54.1% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 56.0%
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 here at 16.7%, followed by construction at 12.6% and education and training at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.0%, with technicians and tradespeople following closely at 18.1%.
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 Wangi Wangi - Rathmines [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021220/wangi-wangi-rathmines/topic/employment