5.8% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wagga Wagga - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Wagga Wagga - West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is much more common in Wagga Wagga - West than in most other similar areas. While 62.7% of the workforce is in full-time roles, the area has an unemployment rate of 5.8%, which is higher than in most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales average. However, the proportion of people in full-time jobs has fallen 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
58.7% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.7% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 62.7%
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 18.8%, followed by public administration and safety at 11.6%. Retail trade also employs a significant 10.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.0%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.8% and technicians and tradespeople at 13.5%.
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 Wagga Wagga - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031270/wagga-wagga-west/topic/employment