3.6% ▼ -63.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wardell · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wardell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 52.2% of adults in Wardell are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average. This suggests a significant portion of the local adult population is not in the workforce. While those who are employed often find steady work, the overall level of workforce activity remains much lower than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.6% of residents are employed full-time, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 3.6%, slightly lower than both the state and national figures.
52.2% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.6% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here, employing 14.4% of the workforce. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 11.8%, while retail trade and hospitality both account for 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most frequent occupation at 21.6%, followed by labourers at 15.8%. Professionals, managers, and community service workers each make up around 11% 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 Wardell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14162/wardell/topic/employment