7.5% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woollamia · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woollamia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower rate of full-time work than the state average marks the job market in Woollamia. Only 51.9% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58%. This gap is reflected in a lower overall proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 55.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. At the same time, the unemployment rate is 7.5%, which is a little above the state average and much higher than most similar areas.
55.1% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are in education and training (14.1%) and construction (13.1%). Health care and social assistance (12%) and accommodation and food services (11.7%) also employ a significant share of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 23%. Professionals (18.7%) and managers (16.6%) are also common, followed by clerical and administrative roles at 14.1%.
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 Woollamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14423/woollamia/topic/employment