5.5% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
East Wardell · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in East Wardell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in East Wardell than in most similar areas. While 64.5% of the adult population is in the labour force, the unemployment rate of 5.5% is higher than most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 54.8%, which is well below both the New South Wales figure of 58.0% and the national figure of 58.9%.
64.5% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several sectors, with health care and social assistance leading at 15.9%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.5%, while managers and community and personal service workers both account for 14.6% 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 East Wardell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11368/east-wardell/topic/employment