9.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wirrimbi · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wirrimbi
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults in Wirrimbi are working or looking for work than in most other areas, at 72.1%. While many people are active in the job market, the unemployment rate is well above the national figure at 9.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate here is 9.1%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.9%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, at 51.9%.
72.1% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the biggest employer at 19%, followed by construction at 16.5% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.9%, with managers accounting for 12.7% 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 Wirrimbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14359/wirrimbi/topic/employment