2.6% ▼ -40.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wamberal · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wamberal
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much smaller share of full-time workers is found in Wamberal compared to the state and national figures. While 64.9% of adults are working or looking for work, the proportion of those in full-time roles is well below the national average. This creates a unique local job market where more people are active in the workforce than usual, but fewer hold full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 2.6%, which is a little below the national figure and lower than most similar areas. However, full-time employment at 50.6% is well below both New South Wales and Australia.
64.9% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.6% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 17.7% of workers. Construction follows at 11.9%, while education and training employ 10.2% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.9%, followed by managers at 16.3%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 12.9% and technicians and trades at 12.4%.
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 Wamberal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14140/wamberal/topic/employment