6.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warragoon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Warragoon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Warragoon than in most similar areas, with 73.2% of adults in the labour force. This reflects a community where a high proportion of adults are active in the workforce, though unemployment is also a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here at 63.2%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. However, the unemployment rate of 6.7% is much higher than in most similar areas.
73.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 73.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.2% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 57.9% of the workforce. Other notable sectors include public administration and safety at 10.5%, and health care and social assistance at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Over half of workers are managers, accounting for 54.4% of roles. Other common occupations include labourers at 15.8%, and both professionals and clerical staff at 14.0% each.
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 Warragoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14177/warragoon/topic/employment