5.7% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Wollongong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Wollongong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher-than-usual unemployment rate of 5.7% marks the job market in West Wollongong. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in the state average, full-time employment is notably lower than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is slightly above the New South Wales figure. However, full-time work is less common here, at 54.8%, which is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
61.4% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are in health care and social assistance (17.2%) and education and training (14.0%). Other common industries include accommodation and food at 8.9% and construction at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.4%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 14.3% and community and personal service roles at 13.5%.
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 Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14272/west-wollongong/topic/employment