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Wapengo · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Wapengo

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Wapengo compared to the national figure, with only 44.9% in the workforce. While few adults are employed, those who are tend to work full-time, and the area has a remarkably low unemployment rate of 0.0%.

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📍 Wapengo, Suburb / Locality

Where Wapengo sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wapengo — lower than 99% of areas.

Wapengo0.0%
2550, NSW 3.2%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is well above the state figure at 65.6%. This is much higher than most similar areas, though the overall number of adults working or looking for work is far below the national average.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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44.9% —

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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65.6% —

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 21.9%. Other major employers include public administration and safety at 18.8% and health care and social assistance at 15.6%.

Industries people work in

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Wapengo splits fairly evenly between Agriculture, forestry & fishing (22%) and Public administration & safety (19%), with Health care & social assistance at 16%.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 21.9% Public administration & safety 18.8% Health care & social assistance 15.6% Arts & recreation 12.5% Other services 12.5% Professional & technical 9.4% Education & training 9.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

One in four workers is in a clerical or administrative role. Professionals make up 21.9% of the workforce, while managers account for 15.6%.

Occupations people work in

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Wapengo splits fairly evenly between Clerical & administrative (25%) and Professionals (22%), with Managers at 16%.

Clerical & administrative 25.0% Professionals 21.9% Managers 15.6% Technicians & trades 12.5% Community & personal service 12.5% Labourers 12.5%

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 Wapengo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14157/wapengo/topic/employment