3.0% ▼ -49.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wickham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wickham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high rate of employment marks Wickham, where 75.2% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. Full-time work is also common here, with 63.5% of the population employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working rates are among the highest for areas like this, with 75.2% of adults in the workforce. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%, while the unemployment rate of 3.0% is a little below the Australian average.
75.2% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 75.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.5% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 63.5%
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 at 18.6%, followed by public administration and safety at 11.6%. Other notable sectors include professional and technical services at 9.0% and education and training at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.6%, with managers at 14.7% and community and personal service workers at 14.0%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 12.9% 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 Wickham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14302/wickham/topic/employment