5.2% ▼ -39.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wentworth · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wentworth
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Wentworth, where 17.3% of workers are in this field. The area has a small workforce, with only 40.9% of adults working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at just 40.9%. Full-time employment is also well below the New South Wales figure, while the unemployment rate of 5.2% is about the same as the national average.
40.9% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.8%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance lead the local economy at 17.3%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.7%. Other common industries include accommodation and food services at 10.7% and retail trade at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 17.1%, with labourers (14.3%) and professionals (14.1%) following closely. Technicians and trades make up 12.8% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 12.2%.
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 Wentworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14242/wentworth/topic/employment