0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wingen · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wingen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
One in five workers in Wingen are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This is a community where the vast majority of those in the workforce have secure, full-time roles, and the typical employment profile is skewed toward trades and management.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high here at 64.3%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58%. This stability is reflected in the local unemployment rate, which is far lower than the national figure at 0.0%.
62.3% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.4%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.3% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond farming, the local economy relies on accommodation and food services (12.1%), followed by mining and construction, which each employ 10.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.3%, with managers following closely at 17.9%. Clerical and administrative staff account for 14.3% 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 Wingen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14349/wingen/topic/employment