4.6% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wantirna · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Wantirna
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Steady employment patterns shape daily life in Wantirna, where 60.5% of adults are working or looking for work. This is about the same as the national figure, though the proportion of people in full-time roles has fallen by 5.2 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as both the state and national figures. Overall, the number of adults working or looking for work has dropped from 65.6% in 2011 to 60.5% in 2021.
60.5% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 58.3%
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 15.2%, followed by retail trade at 10.1% and education and training at 9.0%. Construction and manufacturing both employ about 8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are most common here at 27.5%. Other significant groups include clerical and administrative workers at 13.8%, managers at 12.8%, and technicians or tradespeople at 12.6%.
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 Wantirna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011259/wantirna/topic/employment