11.8% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wadeville · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Wadeville compared to the rest of the country. Only 34% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is mirrored by a very high unemployment rate of 11.8%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Few people here have steady work, with full-time employment at 40%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58%. This is consistent with the area's unemployment rate, which is well above the national average at 11.8%.
11.8% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
34.0% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
40.0% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is largely employed in health care and social assistance (28.9%) and education and training (24.4%). Other services make up 11.1% of the industry breakdown.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.1%. Community and personal service workers account for 20%, while managers, technicians, and trades people each represent 15.6% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Wadeville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14100/wadeville/topic/employment