6.8% ▼ -36.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Watanobbi · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Watanobbi
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 6.8% unemployment rate marks Watanobbi as having much higher joblessness than most similar areas. While many residents find steady work, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 57.3%, roughly the same as the New South Wales average.
53.4% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers here at 17.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.9% and construction at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.0%, closely followed by community and personal service roles at 15.9% and technicians and trades at 14.5%.
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 Watanobbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14199/watanobbi/topic/employment