8.2% ▼ -40.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 8.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wellington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wellington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Wellington compared to the rest of the state. Only 43.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is 15 percentage points below the New South Wales figure. This gap is accompanied by an unemployment rate of 8.2%, well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 8.2%, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment sits at 56.6%, a little below the Australian average of 58.9%.
43.6% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.3%, followed by public administration and safety at 11.2%. Construction, accommodation and food, and retail trade each employ around 10% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 20.6%. Labourers account for 17.9% of jobs, while technicians and trades people represent 12.6% 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 Wellington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14238/wellington/topic/employment