4.3% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wentworth Falls · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wentworth Falls
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in the workforce in Wentworth Falls than in most other areas, with only 50.4% of adults working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While the local unemployment rate of 4.3% is about the same as the state and national figures, it is higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is much less common here than in other areas. Only 48.5% of residents are employed full-time, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
50.4% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.5% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for locals at 16.5%, followed by education and training at 14.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.3%, while managers account for 13.8% 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 Wentworth Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14243/wentworth-falls/topic/employment