18.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 18.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wirrimah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wirrimah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Wirrimah have shifted since 2011, with a now stark contrast in workforce stability. While full-time work is far more common here than in most areas, this sits alongside a very high unemployment rate of 18.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles, at 76.2%, which is far above the New South Wales average.
49.1% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
76.2% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 76.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 57.1% of the workforce. Transport and warehousing follow at 19.0%, with health care and social assistance making up 14.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial and sales roles are the most common occupations, each accounting for 23.8% of workers. Machinery operators and drivers make up 19.0%, while professionals and labourers each represent 14.3%.
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 Wirrimah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14358/wirrimah/topic/employment