3.4% ▼ -36.7%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wangaratta · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Wangaratta
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Wangaratta, with 21.5% of workers in this sector. While the local unemployment rate is very low at 3.4%, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 to 55.8%, though the unemployment rate has dropped to 3.4%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
56.2% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the main industries for residents are retail trade at 10.9%, manufacturing at 9.2%, and construction at 8.6%. Education and training also employ 8.5% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.0%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.6%, technicians and trades at 13.9%, and labourers at 12.7%.
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 Wangaratta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204021066/wangaratta/topic/employment