0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wattamondara · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wattamondara
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Wattamondara has a much lower proportion of working adults than most similar areas. While few people are employed, those who are active in the workforce are remarkably stable, with an unemployment rate of 0.0%. This stands well below both the New South Wales and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas, sitting at 55.2%.
52.5% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 22.9% of the workforce. Other notable sectors include public administration and safety at 12.5% and manufacturing at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.9%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 14.6% and sales workers at 13.5%.
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 Wattamondara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14208/wattamondara/topic/employment