3.8% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wattle Grove · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wattle Grove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of adults in Wattle Grove are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average. This highlights a highly active local workforce where full-time employment is common. The area's employment rate is much higher than in most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, at 69.6%, which is far above the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment is also a little above the national rate at 60.4%, while the unemployment rate of 3.8% is a little below the national figure.
69.6% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.3%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are in public administration and safety at 13.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.8% and education and training at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About one quarter of residents are professionals, the most common occupation. Clerical and administrative roles make up 17.3% of the workforce, with managers and technicians and trades each accounting for around 12%.
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 Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14210/wattle-grove/topic/employment