7.0% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wingham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wingham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the local workforce is evident in Wingham, where only 48.3% of adults are now working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The area faces significant challenges, with an unemployment rate of 7.0% that is a little above both the state and national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults in Wingham are working or looking for work compared to most other areas. Full-time employment stands at 55.8%, which is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
48.3% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.5%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer, making up 23.7% of the workforce. Retail trade follows at 12.3%, while manufacturing and construction both account for around 8% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are in community and personal services at 17.8%. This is followed by labourers at 15.6% and technicians and trades at 14.4%.
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 Wingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14350/wingham/topic/employment