3.4% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Wolumla · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Wolumla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Retail trade and health care are the most common industries in South Wolumla, with each employing 12.6% of the workforce. While most adults are working or looking for work, a much lower share of the community holds full-time positions compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. However, full-time employment is well below the national average at 49.4%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.4%.
59.7% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.4% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several sectors, with retail trade and health care leading at 12.6% each. Other common industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.3% and construction at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.8%, followed by managers at 16.1%. Technicians and tradespeople make up 12.6% of the workforce, while community and personal service and clerical roles each account for 11.5%.
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 South Wolumla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13618/south-wolumla/topic/employment