2.9% ▲ +56.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wamboin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wamboin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 28% of Wamboin's workforce is employed in public administration and safety, the most common industry in the area. This community has a very high rate of employment, with 70.4% of adults working or looking for work. Most of these workers are in full-time roles, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than in most areas, reaching 67.6%. The unemployment rate is 2.9%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
70.4% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.9%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 70.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.6% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant industry at 27.1%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.2% and construction at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 30% of the workforce, with managers accounting for another 22.5%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 13.2%.
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 Wamboin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14141/wamboin/topic/employment