9.4% ▼ -35.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 9.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warrawong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Warrawong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Warrawong, where 17.4% of employees work in this field. The area faces significant job challenges, with a typical unemployment rate of 9.4% that is well above both state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 38.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than in most areas at 48.9%, while the unemployment rate is among the highest for similar places.
38.7% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.9% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, retail trade (14.1%) and construction (10.5%) are the next biggest employers. Other notable industries include accommodation and food services at 7.9% and manufacturing at 7.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation group at 18.6%. This is followed by community and personal service workers (15.7%) and technicians and trades people (14.9%).
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 Warrawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14185/warrawong/topic/employment