0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wanganella · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wanganella
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of full-time workers is found in Wanganella than across the state. While 77.8% of the local workforce is employed full-time, the overall rate of adults working or looking for work is lower than most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.9% and the national rate of 5.1%. However, only 56.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the Australian average.
56.3% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
77.8% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 81.4%
- 2021: 77.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 51.9% of people. Accommodation and food services and public administration and safety each account for 14.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is mainly made up of managers at 59.3% and labourers at 37.0%. There are no professionals, technicians or tradespeople working in the area.
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 Wanganella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14151/wanganella/topic/employment