0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wagstaffe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wagstaffe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A tiny fraction of the adult population in Wagstaffe is working or looking for work, with only 48.6% in the labour force. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, reflecting a community where few residents are currently employed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is well below the national figure at 0.0%. However, full-time employment is also far below the state average, with only 44.1% of the population working full-time.
48.6% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.1% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local workers are most commonly employed in finance and insurance or education and training, each making up 12.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, accounting for 41.9% of jobs, followed by managers at 22.6%.
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 Wagstaffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14102/wagstaffe/topic/employment