3.0% ▼ -38.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wollongbar · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wollongbar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Wollongbar than in most similar areas. This workforce is largely stable, with 57.7% of people in full-time jobs and an unemployment rate of 3.0%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.6% of adults are in the workforce, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 58.7%. This high level of activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.0%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
63.6% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 18.0%. Other major employers include education and training at 12.0% and retail trade at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.0%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.2%, community and personal service workers at 13.1%, and clerical and administrative staff at 12.4%.
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 Wollongbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14375/wollongbar/topic/employment