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Wavell Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Wavell Heights

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

Wavell Heights has a very strong employment profile, with more adults working or looking for work than in most similar areas. This is reflected in a low unemployment rate of 3.2% and a high proportion of residents in full-time roles. The local workforce is largely driven by professionals and those in healthcare.

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📍 Wavell Heights, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Wavell Heights sits — Unemployment rate

3.2% ▼ -18.0%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Wavell Heights — lower than 87% of areas.

Wavell Heights3.2%
4012, QLD 3.8%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 73.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment fell slightly since 2011 to 61.8%, the unemployment rate remains much lower than most areas at 3.2%.

Unemployment rate

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3.2% ▼ -18.0%

Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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73.4% ▲ +5.6%

Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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61.8% ▼ -6.4%

Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.8%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.4% and education and training at 9.1%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Job roles are heavily weighted toward high-skill work, with professionals making up 30.8% of the workforce and managers accounting for 17.6%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common at 14.4%.

Occupations people work in

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In Wavell Heights, the largest group is Professionals at 31%, followed by Managers (18%) and Clerical & administrative (15%).

Professionals 30.8% Managers 17.6% Clerical & administrative 14.4% Technicians & trades 10.8% Community & personal service 9.0% Sales workers 8.0% Labourers 5.1% Machinery operators & drivers 3.0%

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 Wavell Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302021034/wavell-heights/topic/employment