5.6% ▼ -41.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wollongong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wollongong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five workers in Wollongong are employed in health care and social assistance, making it the city's biggest industry. While 60% of adults are working or looking for work, the local unemployment rate of 5.6% is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is less common here than elsewhere, with 55% of residents employed full-time compared to 58.9% nationally. This is consistent with a local unemployment rate that is much higher than most similar areas.
60.0% ▲ +10.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the dominant sector at 18.9%, followed by education and training at 11.1%. Retail trade and accommodation and food services each account for 9.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.6%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.1%, and managers and clerical staff both at 11.9%.
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 Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14376/wollongong/topic/employment