11.1% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wollogorang · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of residents in Wollogorang are working or looking for work, with 71.1% of adults active in the labour force. This is well above both the state and national figures, though the area also faces a significantly higher unemployment rate than most other regions.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 71.1% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is 11.1%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.9%. Full-time employment is also common, with 62.5% of workers in full-time roles.
11.1% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
71.1% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 37.5%. Other roles are split between wholesale trade, public administration and safety, construction, and education and training.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 25%, followed by professionals and clerical or administrative workers, who each make up 16.7% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Wollogorang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14372/wollogorang/topic/employment