4.6% ▼ -36.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Windang · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Windang
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Low workforce involvement defines Windang, where only 41.1% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far below both the state and national figures. While the unemployment rate is 4.6%, the most striking feature is that very few residents are in the labour force compared to similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 41.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 54.3%, while the unemployment rate sits at 4.6%.
41.1% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 54.3%
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 16.8%, followed by construction at 13.2%. Other main employers include education and training at 9.5% and retail trade at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up 16.1% of the workforce, closely followed by community and personal service workers at 16.0%. Professionals account for 15.1%, while clerical and administrative roles make up 14.0%.
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 Windang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14334/windang/topic/employment