4.9% ▼ -37.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wee Waa · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wee Waa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people work full-time in Wee Waa than in most similar areas, with 64.7% of the workforce in these roles. While a smaller share of adults are working or looking for work compared to the state, those who are employed tend to have stable, full-time hours.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 55.0%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.9%, about the same as the state and national figures.
55.0% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.7% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.6%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 27.1% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 12.0%, with education and training accounting for 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group at 15.2%, followed by managers at 14.7% and professionals at 13.0%. Labourers and technicians or trades each make up about 12% of the local workforce.
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 Wee Waa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14228/wee-waa/topic/employment