5.6% ▲ +54.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wentworth Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wentworth Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are working or looking for work in Wentworth Point than in most similar areas. Around 72.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This high level of activity is led by a strong presence of full-time employees.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the state and national figures at 66.3%. While the unemployment rate is 5.6%, this is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
72.7% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.4%
- 2016: 71.3%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.3% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.0%
- 2016: 75.9%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industries here at 14.1%. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 10.2%, and finance and insurance at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by professionals, who make up 38.8% of roles, followed by managers at 17.2%. Clerical and administrative workers account for another 14.8% 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 Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14244/wentworth-point/topic/employment