6.3% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wolli Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wolli Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost 70% of adults in Wolli Creek are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average. This creates a highly active local workforce where full-time employment is more common than in most other areas. However, the unemployment rate is also a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is far above New South Wales and well above the Australian average. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 60.6%, though the unemployment rate of 6.3% is a little above the national figure.
69.7% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.0%
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.7%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with the largest groups working in professional and technical services at 15.7% and finance and insurance at 10.6%. Other notable industries include accommodation and food services (9.3%) and retail trade (9.0%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 36.5%. This is followed by clerical and administrative roles at 13.4% and managers at 12.5%, while technicians and trades account for 9.2% of the 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 Wolli Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14371/wolli-creek/topic/employment