4.5% ▼ -57.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wandandian · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wandandian
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction and health care are the biggest employers in Wandandian, with both accounting for 14% of local jobs. This small community sees about 59.5% of adults working or looking for work, which is similar to the New South Wales average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.5% of adults are working or looking for work, slightly below the national figure. While 59.1% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate of 4.5% is higher than in most similar areas.
59.5% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is split evenly across several sectors, with construction and health care and social assistance both at 14%. Retail trade and public administration and safety are also prominent at 13.5% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.1%, followed by technicians and trades at 18.1%. Sales workers and managers also make up a significant part 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 Wandandian [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14145/wandandian/topic/employment