3.0% ▼ -45.2%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wattle Range · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Wattle Range
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Wattle Range than in most other areas, but those who do have a very high chance of finding a job. The area is strongly tied to the land, with nearly a third of the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure at 52.0%, yet the unemployment rate is very low at just 3.0%.
57.5% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.0% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 31.5% of the workforce. Other common employers include health care and social assistance at 11.2%, and retail trade at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24.1%, followed by labourers at 17.6%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 12.3% of the local 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 Wattle Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407021158/wattle-range/topic/employment