13.3% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Upper Wilsons Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Upper Wilsons Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Upper Wilsons Creek, where 22.2% of employees work in this field. The area faces significant employment challenges, with a very low number of residents in full-time work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This is coupled with a high unemployment rate of 13.3%, well above the 5.1% seen across Australia.
44.1% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
22.2% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, wholesale trade is the next most common industry, employing 11.1% of the local workforce. There is no one working in mining, manufacturing, or agriculture in the area.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of workers are in community and personal service roles, while professionals, managers, and clerical staff each make up between 18.5% and 22.2% 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 Upper Wilsons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14066/upper-wilsons-creek/topic/employment