Wooli · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Wooli

Name: Jobs & Industry in Wooli — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Only 38.2% of adults in Wooli are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This suggests a very high number of residents are retired or not in the workforce. The local economy relies heavily on a few key sectors, with over one-fifth of workers employed in accommodation and food services.

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📍 Wooli, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Far fewer people are employed full-time here than in most areas, at just 40.6%. While the unemployment rate of 5.1% is higher than most similar areas, it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Local employment is led by accommodation and food services, which employ 21.8% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow at 10.6%, while retail trade and public administration each account for 7.6%.

Industries people work in

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In Wooli, the largest group is Accommodation & food at 25%, followed by Health care & social assistance (12%) and Retail trade (9%).

Accommodation & food 21.8% Health care & social assistance 10.6% Retail trade 7.6% Public administration & safety 7.6% Construction 7.1% Administrative & support 5.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 5.3% Education & training 5.3% Professional & technical 4.1% Transport & warehousing 3.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.8%, followed by managers at 17.1% and technicians and trades at 13.5%. Professionals and community and personal service workers each represent about 11% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Wooli — Labourers leads at 23%, ahead of Managers (18%) and Technicians & trades (15%).

Labourers 21.8% Managers 17.1% Technicians & trades 13.5% Professionals 11.2% Community & personal service 10.6% Clerical & administrative 8.2% Sales workers 7.1% Machinery operators & drivers 3.5%

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 Wooli [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14421/wooli/topic/employment

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