0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wantagong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wantagong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is the norm for most people in Wantagong, where 87% of the workforce has a full-time role. This high level of employment is reflected in a local unemployment rate of 0%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 73%, far above the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Full-time employment is especially strong here, sitting at 87% compared to 58.9% nationally.
73.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 73.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
87.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 87.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for the area, employing 67.4% of the workforce. Public administration and safety also provide work for 8.7% of the local population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most of the workforce are managers, accounting for 60.9% of roles. Technicians, trades and labourers each make up 8.7% of occupations, while community and personal service workers account for 6.5%.
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 Wantagong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14155/wantagong/topic/employment