10.9% —
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wiley Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Wiley Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 10.9% marks the job market in Wiley Park, which is well above the national figure. Fewer people here work full-time or are looking for work compared to most other areas, and the number of adults in the workforce has fallen since 2016.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also dropped significantly, falling 11 percentage points to 44.8% since 2016.
45.1% —
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.8% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are retail trade at 15.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.5% and transport and warehousing at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.3%, while community and personal service workers and machinery operators and drivers both account for about 13% of the 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 Wiley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119021574/wiley-park/topic/employment