6.5% ▼ -37.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woolomin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woolomin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture and farming employ 18.8% of the workforce in Woolomin, making it the area's most common industry. While a high proportion of workers have full-time roles, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 69.3%, yet the unemployment rate is much higher than most areas at 6.5%. Only 52.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure.
52.7% ▲ +10.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.3% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond the strong presence in farming, 15.8% of people work in health care and social assistance. Construction and education both account for 12.9% of the local workforce, while retail trade employs 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 26.7%. Other significant roles include professionals at 14.9%, community and personal service workers at 13.9%, and technicians and trades 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 Woolomin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14426/woolomin/topic/employment