3.9% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wahroonga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wahroonga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up 40.3% of the workforce in Wahroonga, making it a highly qualified hub. The area maintains a steady employment profile where most residents are in high-skill roles across health and corporate sectors.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure. The unemployment rate is 3.9%, slightly lower than both the state and national rates.
59.2% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.9% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 17.0%, followed closely by professional and technical services at 16.6%. Education, training, finance, and insurance also each employ about 10.3% of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
High-level roles dominate the area, with 20.9% of workers as managers and 13.0% in clerical or administrative positions. Community and personal service workers make up 7.9% of the local 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 Wahroonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14103/wahroonga/topic/employment