12.4% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wilsons Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wilsons Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A striking gap in employment defines Wilsons Creek, where the percentage of people working full-time is 27 points lower than the national figure. Only about half of adults are working or looking for work, and the area faces a significant struggle with unemployment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 51.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. This lower activity is paired with a high unemployment rate of 12.4%, which is well above the New South Wales average of 4.9%.
51.3% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
31.5% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 15.2%, followed by professional and technical services at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of workers are professionals, and 21.3% are managers, while technicians and tradespeople make up 13.5% 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 Wilsons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14328/wilsons-creek/topic/employment