4.0% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warragamba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Warragamba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Warragamba than in most similar areas. A strong majority of the workforce is in full-time roles, with 62.9% of the population employed full-time. This level of employment is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Australian figure. The unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is about the same as New South Wales.
63.6% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.9% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.7%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 18.6%. Other major sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.5%, and manufacturing at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by technicians and trades at 19.4%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 15.6% and labourers at 14.6%.
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 Warragamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14176/warragamba/topic/employment