0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wakefield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wakefield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate marks the local job market in Wakefield. More adults here are working or looking for work than in most other areas, though a smaller proportion are in full-time roles compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 72.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is well below the state average at 50.0%.
72.5% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 72.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 22.9%, followed by education and training at 20.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.0%, while managers and community and personal service workers each account for 17.1%.
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 Wakefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14106/wakefield/topic/employment