5.5% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wimbledon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wimbledon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Wimbledon compared to most similar areas. While 73.3% of adults are in the labour force, the area has a lower share of full-time employees than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, full-time employment is well below the national average at 53.4%, and the unemployment rate of 5.5% is higher than most areas.
73.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.4% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Wimbledon is spread across several sectors, with accommodation and food services being the most common at 15.5%. Public administration and safety follow at 13.8%, while retail trade accounts for 10.3% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.2%. Other common roles include technicians and trades people at 13.8% and clerical and administrative staff at 12.1%.
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 Wimbledon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14330/wimbledon/topic/employment