2.1% ▼ -64.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wolumla · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wolumla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 2.1% marks the job market in Wolumla, where most people who want work can find it. While the local job search rate is typical for Australia, far fewer people here work full-time compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 61.2% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. However, full-time employment is far below the New South Wales rate, at only 47.7%.
61.2% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.7% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.7%, followed by construction at 12.8% and retail trade at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is varied, with technicians and trades workers making up 16.3% of roles, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 15.7% and managers at 15.2%.
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 Wolumla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14380/wolumla/topic/employment