6.1% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Warrigal · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Warrigal
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or seeking work in Mount Warrigal than in most similar areas. Only about half of the adults are in the labour force, and the unemployment rate of 6.1% is much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 50.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average, with only 52.5% of residents working full-time.
50.8% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 52.5%
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 17.9%, followed by construction at 13.4% and retail trade at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 17.7%, while professionals account for 14.2% 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 Mount Warrigal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12812/mount-warrigal/topic/employment