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Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

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

Far more adults are working or looking for work in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill than in most similar areas. Around 71.8% of adults are in the workforce, a figure that has climbed 7.5 percentage points since 2011. This high level of activity is seen alongside a steady unemployment rate of 4.7%.

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📍 Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill sits — Unemployment rate

4.7% ▼ -27.0%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill — higher than 53% of areas.

Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill4.7%
2293, NSW 3.4%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

While 71.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure, the share of people in full-time jobs fell 4.7 percentage points since 2011 to 58.2%. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

Unemployment rate

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4.7% ▼ -27.0%

Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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71.8% ▲ +11.6%

Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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58.2% ▼ -7.5%

Lower than 55% 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 most common industry for local workers at 20.7%. Other significant employers include education and training at 10.5% and professional and technical services at 9.5%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill — Health care & social assistance leads at 21%, ahead of Education & training (11%) and Professional & technical (10%).

Health care & social assistance 20.7% Education & training 10.5% Professional & technical 9.5% Accommodation & food 8.0% Public administration & safety 7.7% Construction 7.4% Retail trade 7.0% Manufacturing 4.2% Finance & insurance 3.7% Other services 3.6%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 33.5%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.9% and managers at 13.5%.

Occupations people work in

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In Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill, the largest group is Professionals at 34%, followed by Community & personal service (14%) and Managers (14%).

Professionals 33.5% Community & personal service 13.9% Managers 13.5% Technicians & trades 11.7% Clerical & administrative 10.5% Sales workers 6.1% Labourers 6.1% Machinery operators & drivers 3.1%

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 Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031235/wickham-carrington-tighes-hill/topic/employment