5.0% ▼ -31.0%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wynyard · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Wynyard
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just under half of adults in Wynyard are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This low level of employment marks the area's workforce profile, though the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.0% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is far less common here than elsewhere, at 49.7%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 and now sits at 54.6%, which is well below the national figure.
49.7% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 54.6%
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 18.1%, followed by retail trade at 10.9% and education and training at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are technicians and trades at 16.3%, while professionals and community and personal service workers each make up 15.1% 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 Wynyard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011084/wynyard/topic/employment