7.7% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wakeley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wakeley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Wakeley than in most similar areas. Only 42.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This is a community where unemployment is also a little above the national rate at 7.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most areas. Full-time employment sits at 53.7%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
42.5% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 53.7%
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 for local workers at 12.8%, followed by retail trade at 10.5% and manufacturing at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.3%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common at 14.4%, while technicians and trades account for 12.4% of jobs.
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 Wakeley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14107/wakeley/topic/employment