3.1% ▼ -44.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Wallsend · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Wallsend
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in West Wallsend than in the typical New South Wales area. This active workforce is backed by a low unemployment rate of 3.1%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the New South Wales average. Full-time employment sits at 59.5%, which is about the same as the Australian average.
62.8% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employer in West Wallsend is health care and social assistance at 20.3%. Other common industries include retail trade at 11.5% and construction at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.6%. Professionals and community and personal service workers are also common, each accounting for around 16% of the 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 West Wallsend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14270/west-wallsend/topic/employment