4.8% ▼ -32.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Waratah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Waratah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Waratah compared to the national figure. Only 56.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the Australian average of 61.1%. This gap reflects a local workforce that is smaller than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures. Full-time employment is also lower than usual, with 55.6% of the workforce in full-time roles.
56.6% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.0%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here, accounting for 22.8% of jobs. Other common industries include education and training at 10.5% and retail trade at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.4%. Community and personal service roles are also common at 14.8%, while clerical, administrative, and trade roles each account for 11.8% of jobs.
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 Waratah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14159/waratah/topic/employment