8.7% ▼ -36.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 8.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Wollongong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in North Wollongong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas marks the job market in North Wollongong. While 64.3% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the national figure of 61.1%—this is offset by a significant number of people struggling to find a job.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is 8.7%, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 4.9%. Only 49.4% of the population works full-time, a figure well below the national average of 58.9%.
64.3% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.4% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.6%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 15.9%, followed by education and training at 12.5% and accommodation and food services at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 29.2% of workers, while 17.2% work in community and personal service roles.
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 North Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13027/north-wollongong/topic/employment