4.4% ▲ —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wattle Flat · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wattle Flat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Wattle Flat are working or looking for work, at just 49.6%. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The area faces a mix of low employment and a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.6% of adults are in the workforce, which is much lower than most areas. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 54.9%, while the unemployment rate of 4.4% is higher than in most similar areas.
49.6% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.3%, followed by construction at 12.4% and retail trade at 10.6%. Manufacturing and public administration and safety each account for 8.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Work roles are spread across several fields, with managers and community or personal service workers both making up 15.9% of the workforce. Professionals and technicians or tradespeople each account for 15.0% of occupations.
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 Wattle Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14209/wattle-flat/topic/employment