2.4% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Wyalong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Wyalong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining and agriculture are the primary drivers of employment in West Wyalong, with mining alone accounting for 16.6% of jobs. The area enjoys a very strong job market, highlighted by an unemployment rate of just 2.4%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is roughly the same as the state average. Full-time employment is common here, with 59.9% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is slightly above the national figure.
59.4% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.9% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy relies heavily on resource and land industries, with mining (16.6%) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (10.4%) leading the way. Education and health care both employ 9.6% of the workforce, followed by retail trade at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.5%. Machinery operators and drivers follow at 13.4%, while managers and professionals both account for 13.2% 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 West Wyalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14273/west-wyalong/topic/employment